Boston College (1-5, 0-3 in ACC)
Next game: at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: RB Andre Williams has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the past two games, but the Eagles are 113th in the country in rushing (103.3 yards). Williams leads the Eagles with 379 yards rushing and has four of their five rushing TDs. … K Nate Freese is one of four kickers in the FBS who have not missed an attempt this season. Freese is 9-for-9 on field-goal attempts and 17-for-17 on PATs. … DL Dominic Appiah (leg), DE Brian Mihalik (upper body), DT Dillon Quinn (leg), DB Spenser Rositano (concussion), FB Jake Sinkovec (food poisoning), RB Tahj Kimble (leg) and DT Kaleb Ramsey (leg) are questionable.
Tweetable fact: Boston College's opponents have run 499 plays, an average of 83.1 per game.
Clemson (5-1, 2-1)
Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, noon Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Clemson is on a school-record pace in 12 offensive categories, including scoring offense (41.3 points) and total offense (525.8 yards). They set the record of 440.8 yards last season. … WR DeAndre Hopkins has gained at least 100 yards receiving in four of six games and leads the ACC with 49 catches and 777 yards. … WR Martavis Bryant (groin) should return, LB Lateek Townsend (thigh) is probable and TE Brandon Ford (ankle) is questionable.
Tweetable fact: Clemson can tie the record for consecutive home wins at 11 with a win over Virginia Tech.
Duke (5-2, 2-1)
Next game: vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: DE Kenny Anunike has had at least half a sack in all seven games this season and he has nine sacks in his past nine games. … WR Jamison Crowder, who has 46 catches for 588 yards, has joined teammate Conner Vernon on the Biletnikoff Award watch list. Vernon has caught at least one pass in 42 consecutive games, the longest streak in the country. He needs 19 yards to pass Clarkston Hines (3,318) for the school's career receiving yardage record. … Duke has averaging 35.3 points per game, the highest in program history.
Tweetable fact: North Carolina has won eight consecutive games and 21 of the past 22 against Duke.
Florida State (6-1, 3-1)
Next game: at Miami, 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: QB E.J. Manuel's career-best 439 yards passing helped him earn the ACC's offensive player-of-the-week honors. He also tied his career high with four TD passes in the win over Boston College. Manuel ranks fourth in the nation in passing efficiency (175.8). … K Dustin Hopkins is the ACC's career scoring leader and is one of five kickers in FBS history with more than 400 career points. Hopkins has 402 points, supplanting Derek Schmidt on the school's scoring list and former Maryland kicker Nick Novak for the ACC's career mark. … OT Garrett Faircloth (Brunswick) and LB Ukeme Eligwe (Stone Mountain) are questionable.
Tweetable fact: Florida State will qualify for its 31st consecutive bowl game with a victory over Miami.
Maryland (4-2, 2-0)
Next game: vs. N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: Maryland's four victories have come against teams (William & Mary, Temple, Wake Forest and Virginia) that are a combined 10-15. … Freshman WR Stefon Diggs won his third weekly award from the ACC after returning a kickoff 100 yards for a score, catching four passes for 89 yards, including a 60-yard TD reception, and compiling a career-high 239 all-purpose yards. Diggs ranks ninth in the country with 180.9 all-purpose yards per game. … The Terrapins average 267.5 yards per game, 119th of 120 FBS teams.
Tweetable fact: This is the first time Maryland has been 2-0 in the ACC since 2001.
Miami (4-3, 3-1)
Next game: vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Coach Al Golden doesn't expect QB Stephen Morris (ankle) to practice before Thursday. Morris might play against Florida State, but his ankle is swollen. "It's significant," Golden said, adding Morris likely would be a game-time decision. Ryan Williams will start if Morris can't play. … The Hurricanes have had to rally from at least seven points down in each of their four victories. … Miami has allowed three sacks in the past five games.
Tweetable fact: RB Duke Johnson is one of 16 players in the FBS with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards, and his 1,057 yards lead all freshmen.
North Carolina (5-2, 2-1)
Next game: at Duke, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: RB Giovani Bernard has rushed for at least 100 yards in nine of his 18 career games and ranks 13th in career rushing at North Carolina, with 1,905 yards. … OG Jonathan Cooper, the ACC OL of the week, has 42 career starts, most among OL in the ACC. He played all 83 offensive snaps and didn't allow a sack in the win at Miami. … S Tre Boston is the ACC's DB of the week after he had six tackles and an interception and broke up a pass Saturday.
Tweetable fact: North Carolina is one of nine FBS schools that have averaged more than 250 yards passing (276) and 200 yards rushing (210.6).
North Carolina State (4-2, 1-1)
Next game: at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: QB Mike Glennon, who ranks third in the ACC with an average of 280.2 passing yards per game, is one of 15 candidates for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. … N.C. State ranks sixth in the nation in tackles for loss with 8.2 per game, behind LB Rickey Dowdy (1.3) and Rodman Noel (1.0). … The Wolfpack haven't won at Maryland since 2004, but are 4-2 under coach Tom O'Brien after a bye.
Tweetable fact: N.C. State has allowed 55 points in the first quarter and 68 points in the other three quarters combined.
Virginia (2-5, 0-3)
Next game: vs. Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: RB Perry Jones left Saturday's loss to Maryland with a concussion, but Kevin Parks rushed for a career-high 129 yards on 17 carries. Clifton Richardson recently returned from a hamstring injury and is available after rushing for 26 yards on Saturday. … Coach Mike London said Phillip Sims will start at QB against Wake Forest, even though he was replaced by Michael Rocco on Saturday.
Tweetable fact: Virginia has lost five consecutive games, the longest streak in the ACC.
Virginia Tech (4-3, 2-1)
Next game: at Clemson, noon Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Junior C Andrew Miller will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair a fractured left ankle. He had started 21 consecutive games. … The Hokies also could be without LG David Wang (leg) and C/G Caleb Farris (ankle), who missed last week's game. … Freshman RB J.C. Coleman rushed for 183 yards in his first career start, but he'll continue to split time.
Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech's 20-point comeback against Duke was the largest deficit the Hokies have overcome under coach Frank Beamer.
Wake Forest (3-3, 1-3)
Next game: at Virginia, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: Coach Jim Grobe has moved Chibuikem Okoro to safety to back up Daniel Mack and A.J. Marshall after S Duran Lowe and OT Devin Bolling were arrested on drug charges and suspended. They were the seventh and eighth players suspended by Grobe in the past week. The other six players — Mack, CB Merrill Noel, LB Mike Olson, G Frank Souza, RB Deandre Martin and WR Airyn Willis — were suspended for last week's loss to Maryland and might be eligible to play Saturday. … WR Terence Davis (Brookwood) has had 13 catches for 230 yards in his absence.
Tweetable fact: Wake Forest has lost 20 of the past 22 games against Virginia and has won once in Charlottesville since 1981.
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