CLEMSON — Each week The Clemson Insider takes a look around the Atlantic Coast Conference and previews the weekend’s games around the league.
Here is what is on slate for this week:
Friday
NC State (2-1, 0-0) at Virginia (0-3, 0-0), 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Latest Line: NC State -9
What to watch for: NC State offensive line coach Garret Tujague has been on the staff with the Cavaliers the past seven seasons. This will be NC State quarterback Brennan Armstrong’s first game against his opposing team, where he started 31 games and threw for 9,034 yards.
Saturday
No. 4 Florida State (3-0, 0-0) at Clemson (2-1, 0-1), Noon, ABC
Latest Line: FSU -2.5
What to watch for: With a win on Saturday Dabo Swinney will join Florida State’s Bobby Bowden as the only head coaches in conference history to have 100 regular season conference wins. The Tigers have won seven straight games against the Seminoles including a 34-28 win in Tallahassee last year.
Virginia Tech (1-2) at Marshall (2-0), Noon, ESPN2
Latest Line: Marshall -5
What to watch for: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kyron Drones replaced injured Grand Wells and was 19-of-32 in his first career start against Rutgers last week. The Thundering Herd defense has allowed just three touchdowns all season, and against a struggling Virginia Tech team this is an interesting matchup early in the season.
Army (2-1) at Syracuse (3-0), Noon, ACCN
Latest Line: Syracuse -13.5
What to watch for: With a win on Saturday this would be Syracuse first unbeaten non-conference slate since 1993. The Cuse have won each of their past 14 contests against opponents from the state of New York.
No. 20 Miami (3-0) at Temple (2-1), 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Latest Line: Miami -23.5
What to watch for: Miami and Temple have met 14 times with Miami holding a 13-1 advantage over the Owls. Tyler Van Dyke now has 419 career completions, passing former Heisman trophy winner Vinny Testaverde for 10th on Miami’s all-time list. Temple is 2-1 so far under second-year head coach Stan Drayton.
No. 18 Duke (3-0) at UConn (0-3), 3:30 p.m., CBSSN
Latest Line: Duke -21.5
What to watch for: In Duke’s first road action this season they take on a UConn team who holds the all-time series lead at 2-0. The Blue Devils have soared to No. 18 in the Associated Press poll this week, their highest national ranking since Nov. 8, 1994. The Huskies have lost five straight games dating back to last season.
Boston College (1-2, 0-1) at Louisville (3-0, 1-0), 3:30 p.m., ACCN
Latest Line: Louisville -14
What to watch for: All three of Boston College’s games have been decided by three points or fewer. Louisville has moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2016. First year head coach Jeff Brohm is the fourth Louisville head football coach to begin his career 3-0, joining Tom King, Frank Camp, and Bobby Petrino.
Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1) at Wake Forest (3-0, 0-0), 6:30 p.m., The CW Network
Latest Line: Wake Forest -3.5
What to watch for: Wake Forest is looking to start the season 4-0 for the third consecutive year. The Yellow Jackets have committed the fewest penalties (5) in the nation across their first three games. Georgia Tech holds a 23-8 advantage, but the Demon Deacons are 22-4 in home contests since the start of the 2019 season.
No. 17 North Carolina (3-0, 0-0) at Pitt (1-2, 0-0), 8 p.m., ACCN
Latest Line: UNC -7.5
What to watch for: In the past seven seasons under head coach Pat Narduzzi Pitt has defeated at least one top-25 team. Under quarterback Drake Maye, North Carolina is averaging 494.3 yards per contest which ranks 19th nationally and fifth in the ACC. With Tez Walker being declined eligibility wide receiver Nate McCollum stepped up last week and was one reception short (15) of a Tar Heel single game record (16).
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