Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said rookie Drake Maye "outplayed" veteran Jacoby Brissett in the preseason but he is still not ready to name a star…
PITTSBURGH â€� Jordan Travis ran for a touchdown and threw for another and No. 4 Florida State clinched a spot in the ACC Championship game with…
The ACC offers a bit of a throwback in the middle of the transfer-portal era. Since the league adopted a championship game in 2005, no school starting a transfer quarterback has won an ACC title. Coaches across the ACC say their preference is to develop quarterbacks they recruit but add that have to keep their options open. Pitt and North Carolina State dipped into the portal to add veteran quarterbacks only to have the moves backfire. North Carolina and Duke, however, are in the mix for a spot in the championship game behind quarterbacks Drake Maye and Riley Leonard.
No. 12 North Carolina hosts No. 25 Miami to headline the Week 7 slate in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Â
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson and Louisville coach Jeff Brohm headline the honorees in The Associated Press' midseason report for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Maye was picked as the top offensive player through the season's first half in voting by AP writers covering league teams. Wilson was the top defensive player. Brohm was picked as top coach for the 14th-ranked Cardinals. The list also included Georgia Tech receiver Eric Singleton Jr. as the top first-year freshman. Florida State receiver Keon Coleman was picked as the top first-year freshman after arriving from Michigan State.
No. 10 Notre Dame faces an undefeated, ranked ACC opponent for a second straight week when it goes to No. 25 Louisville on Saturday night.
The ACC is off to a strong start this season and a big reason is behind center. The Atlantic Coast Conference has 10 passers among the top 60 in yards per game this season. That's tied with the Southeastern Conference for the most among Power Five leagues. The talented group of ACC quarterbacks is led by North Carolina's Drake Maye, the reigning league player of the year and a likely high NFL draft pick should he chose to go pro after this season. Behind him are Florida State's Jordan Travis, Miami's Tyler Van Dyke and Louisville's Jack Plummer.
The top tier of The Associated Press college football poll is getting crowded.Â
Duke’s opening-week rout of then-No. 9 Clemson served notice that the Atlantic Coast Conference wouldn’t necessarily fall in line behind the perennial powerhouse Tigers.Â
Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 3: