Boston College (3-2, 0-1 ACC)
Next game: at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11, FSSO
Huddle up: Colorado State held Boston College to its second-lowest rushing output of the season (239 yards on 49 carries). … RB Jon Hilliman has two TDs in each of the past three games. He has 369 yards rushing and six scores. … RB Myles Willis (Marist) is on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, which goes to the most versatile player in the FBS. He has 238 yards rushing and a TD.
Tweetable fact: Boston College will leave Massachusetts for the first time this season when it plays at N.C. State next week.
Clemson (2-2, 1-1)
Next game: vs. N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: QB Deshaun Watson (Gainesville) leads the FBS in yards per attempt (11.9) and ranks second in QB rating (212.7) and third in completion percentage (72.7). He threw six TD passes in his first career start, tying the ACC's single-game record. … DE Vic Beasley (Adairsville) needs one sack to tie the school's career mark of 28. He has four sacks in the past two games. … Clemson has allowed a total of 104 yards rushing its past three games.
Tweetable fact: Clemson has won nine of its past 10 games against N.C. State.
Duke (4-1, 0-1)
Next game: at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11, WUPA
Huddle up: P Will Monday (Flowery Branch) averaged 49.2 yards on nine punts and had four of more than 50 yards in the loss to Miami. He ranks third in the ACC at 44.8 yards and has had nine downed inside the 20. … Coach David Cutcliffe won't over-evaluate the defeat. "Nobody needs to doubt anything," he told the Raleigh News & Observer. … Duke had 29 incompletions, five false starts, three poor snaps, three turnovers and was 2-of-16 on third downs.
Tweetable fact: Duke QB Anthony Boone fell to 14-3 as a starter.
Florida State (4-0, 2-0)
Next game: vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Coach Jimbo Fisher can reach 50 career victories. He's 49-10 in less than five seasons. … FSU received 27 first-place votes in the AP Top 25, seven fewer than last week. … Tre' Jackson (Wayne County) is the ACC OL of the week after grading out at 92 percent, a team high this season. … S Tyler Hunter (Lowndes) had 10 tackles against N.C. State. … WR Rashad Greene (Westover) surpassed 200 catches and 3,000 yards for his career.
Tweetable fact: FSU has outscored Wake Forest 111-3 in their past two games.
Louisville (4-1, 2-1)
Next game: at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN
Huddle up: DE Lorenzo Mauldin (Jackson-Atlanta) had three sacks in the win over Wake Forest. … Freshman Reggie Bonnafon will start at QB, but Will Gardner (Coffee County), who has a left knee injury, might be able to play. … Louisville, with former Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, ranks No. 3 in the FBS in total defense (225.2 yards), leads the nation against the run (58.2 yards) and has forced 13 turnovers in five games. … DE Sheldon Rankins (Eastside) was a team captain last week.
Tweetable fact: Louisville is 10-of-13 on fourth-down conversions (77 percent) this season.
Miami (3-2, 1-1)
Next game: at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2
Huddle up: Miami students won 5,000 chicken wings from Buffalo Wild Wings by forcing to Duke to punt nine times in Saturday's victory. Each punt equaled one free wing and the restaurant rounded it up to 10 per student ($11.29 per order), and 500 students cashed in. … RB Duke Johnson (525 yards rushing) is still hampered by a sprained ankle, but should play Saturday. … Freshman Joe Yearby had 120 all-purpose yards, including a 47-yard TD catch, in the win over Duke.
Tweetable fact: Miami freshman QB Brad Kaaya didn't throw an interception in a game for the first time this season.
North Carolina (2-2, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: OL Landon Turner (knee) is expected to return after missing two games. … North Carolina has committed an average of 9.5 penalties, seventh nationally. That equals to 78 penalty yards per game, tied with Virginia Tech for 11th in the FBS. … Fifteen Tar Heels have caught at least one pass this season, led by Ryan Switzer with 19. … The Tar Heels have 14 TDs and three FGs in 18 red-zone possessions.
Tweetable fact: North Carolina leads the ACC in scoring at 40.8 points and in points allowed at 44 per game.
North Carolina State (4-1, 0-1)
Next game: at Clemson, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: Jacoby Brissett has thrown 156 consecutive passes without an interception, the 11th longest streak in ACC history. He leads the conference with 13 TD passes. … Coach Dave Doeren apologized for suggesting FSU players faked injuries to slow N.C. State's offense. "I left an emotional locker room & took those emotions w/ me to the press conference," he said in a Twitter statement. … DE Art Norman (Chamblee) has 19 career sacks, 6.5 away from the school's career mark.
Tweetable fact: N.C. State leads the ACC in total offense at 505.6 yards a game.
Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-0)
Next game: at Virginia, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: Coach Paul Chryst hasn't ruled out playing backup QB Trey Anderson if starter Chad Voytik struggles. "It's always a possibility," he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "… Chad isn't where he wants to be." Voytik threw a late interception in Akron's victory over Pitt last week. … Pitt ranks eighth in the FBS in total defense, giving up an average of 265.2 yards per game. … K Chris Blewitt is 7-for-7 on FG attempts this season.
Tweetable fact: James Conner's 791 rushing yards are the most in the first five games of a season in Pitt history.
Syracuse (2-2, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Louisville, 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN
Huddle up: Syracuse has committed three turnovers — one fumble and two interceptions — which leads the ACC and is tied for eighth in the FBS. … FS Durell Eskridge is the ACC co-DB of the week after he had nine tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception in a loss to Notre Dame. He returned the pick 29 yards for a TD. … QB Terrel Hunt leads Syracuse in rushing with 299 yards (74.8 yards per game).
Tweetable fact: Syracuse has allowed one sack, which leads the ACC and is tied with Arkansas for second in the FBS.
Virginia (3-2, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: Virginia ranks 10th in the FBS against the run (86.6-yard average). That average will be tested against Pitt, which has rushed for 269.4 yards per game behind RB James Conner, who has 791 yards. … QB Greyson Lambert (ankle) missed last week's game and will be a game-time decision against Pitt. … C Jackson Matteo (foot) will miss Saturday's game after having surgery. … S Quin Blanding leads Virginia with 46 tackles, one of four freshmen in the nation to lead their team in that category.
Tweetable fact: Virginia has recovered 10 fumbles to lead the FBS.
Virginia Tech (3-2, 0-1)
Next game: at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: CB Kendall Fuller is tied for third in the FBS in passes defended with two per game (10 total). … RB Shai McKenzie will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee for the second time in 14 months. He's the Hokies' second-leading rusher with 269 yards. … FS Detrick Bonner (Luella) has seven career interceptions. … Freshmen scored all four of the Hokies' TDs on Saturday.
Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech's opponents have scored on only 47 percent of their trips to the red zone this season.
Wake Forest (2-3, 0-1)
Next game: at Florida State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Wake Forest ranks last in the FBS with 29.2 yards rushing per game. The Demon Deacons also rank last in the ACC in total offense (230.2 yards) and in scoring (18.2 points). … Wake Forest's three losses have come by an average of 9.3 points. … NT Tylor Harris, the ACC's DL of the week, recovered three fumbles in the loss to Louisville, the most in the FBS since at least 2000. He also has blocked two kicks this season.
Tweetable fact: Wake Forest defeated Florida State four of six times from 2006-11.
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