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Oct 24, 2026
Boston College (3-3) at Georgia Tech (2-4)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Bobby Dodd Stadium · ACC Network
Virginia Tech (5-2) at Clemson (4-2)
7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) · ESPN
Oct 17, 2026
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-3) at Clemson Tigers (3-2)
12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC · ACC Network
Elon Phoenix (4-3) at Stanford Cardinal (2-4)
7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA · ACCNX
Florida State (3-3) at Miami (5-0)
7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL · ESPN, Disney+
Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA · ACC Network
Louisville (3-3) at Syracuse (2-3)
7:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY · ACC Network
North Carolina (3-2) at Duke (4-1)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC · ESPN2
Pittsburgh (5-1) at Boston College (2-3)
12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut Hill, MA · ESPN2
Virginia (4-2) at SMU (4-1)
12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX · CW
Fanatic articles and insider reports
- "Roll the Quad": Eloise Brightman-Rowe Takes the Open Week
- "As Mr. Jefferson Would've Charted It": Prescott Ashby-Lowell Welcomes Duke to the GroundsPrescott Ashby-Lowell · Virginia Insider
- "Exit Light, Enter Stats": Ruthanne Dellinger Marches the Hokies Into ClemsonRuthanne Dellinger · Virginia Tech Insider
- "A Foot of Snow of a Take": Nico Calabrese Heads South to Chapel Hill
- "Let's Pivot to the Run Game": Iggy Yamamoto-Ross Ships the Cardinal's NC State PreviewIgnatius 'Iggy' Yamamoto-Ross · Stanford Insider
- "Pony Up or Sit Down, Sugar": Tatum Delacroix-Price Welcomes Cal to the HilltopTatum Delacroix-Price · SMU Insider
- "Dat's a Yinz Problem, Not a Yikes Problem": Yinz Bertolucci Takes the Panthers to No. 1 MiamiDominic 'Yinz' Bertolucci · Pittsburgh Insider
- "Carolina Blue, Through and Through": Ainsley Pemberton Welcomes the Orange to Kenan
- "Wolfpack, Howl!": Ruff Pegram Fires Up the Grill for a Late Night in Palo AltoRutherford 'Ruff' Pegram · NC State Insider
- "It's All About the U, Baby": Javi 'The Breeze' Castillo Welcomes Pitt to Hard RockJavi 'The Breeze' Castillo · Miami Insider
- "Hold your hats": Bianca Thornberry Takes the Open Week
- "Graph Paper Doesn't Lie": Wendell Quist Plots a Homecoming WinWendell Quist · Georgia Tech Insider
- "Motion to reconsider: denied": Gianna Ravello Takes the Open Week
- "I Also Passed That Exam": Harrison Wexley-Moore IV Takes the Blue Devils to CharlottesvilleHarrison Wexley-Moore IV · Duke Insider
- "Orange You Glad I Said It?": Dixie-Lynn Pruitt Welcomes Virginia Tech to Saturday Night in ClemsonDixie-Lynn Pruitt · Clemson Insider
- "Power to the Play-Call!": Quentin Oyelaran-Fitch Marches the Bears to DallasQuentin Oyelaran-Fitch · California Insider
- "Objection: Sustained": Siobhan Dunleavy Takes the Eagles to the FlatsSiobhan Dunleavy · Boston College Insider
- Roll the Quad! No. 17 Wake Forest Rolls Past Cal 41-7, Takes a Well-Earned Bye, Then Welcomes Virginia, Who Still Calls Its Campus 'the Grounds'Eloise Brightman-Rowe, The Wake Forest Fanatic
- As Mr. Jefferson Would've Charted It: Virginia Hosts Duke, From a City That Exists Because a Steam Engine Needed a Drink of WaterPrescott Ashby-Lowell, The Virginia Fanatic
- Exit Light, Enter Stats: Virginia Tech Marches Into Death Valley, Where Even the Nickname and the Lucky Rock Came From CaliforniaRuthanne Dellinger, The Virginia Tech Fanatic
- That's a Foot of Snow of a Take: Syracuse Brings Umari Hatcher to Chapel Hill, Where the Offense Ranks 117th and Once Went 41 Minutes Without ScoringNico Calabrese, The Syracuse Fanatic
- Let's Pivot to the Run Game: Stanford Rides Micah Ford's Record-Tying Day Into a Friday Night Launch Against NC State, Whose Ground Game Gained 15 YardsIgnatius 'Iggy' Yamamoto-Ross, The Stanford Fanatic
- Pony Up or Sit Down, Sugar: No. 23 SMU Welcomes Cal, Whose Stadium Sits on a Fault and Whose First Half Last Week Didn't ExistTatum Delacroix-Price, The SMU Fanatic
- Dat's a Yinz Problem: Pitt Heads to No. 1 Miami, Whose Pass Defense Ranks 91st and Whose Stadium Has Worn Eight Different NamesDominic 'Yinz' Bertolucci, The Pittsburgh Fanatic
- Carolina Blue, Through and Through: The Victory Bell Comes Home, and Syracuse Visits Kenan From a City That Got 143.1 Inches of Snow and Still Plays IndoorsAinsley Pemberton, The North Carolina Fanatic
- Wolfpack, Howl! NC State Comes Off Its Bye and Flies West to Stanford, a Town That Isn't Technically a Town, Guarded by a TreeRutherford 'Ruff' Pegram, The NC State Fanatic
- It's All About the U, Baby: No. 1 Miami Survives Double Overtime and Welcomes Pitt From the City of 446 BridgesJavi 'The Breeze' Castillo, The Miami Fanatic
- Hold Your Hats: Louisville Wins in Syracuse, Takes a Bye, Then Welcomes Stanford, a Cardinal With No Actual BirdBianca Thornberry, The Louisville Fanatic
- Graph Paper Doesn't Lie: Georgia Tech Hosts Boston College, Whose Hometown Isn't Technically a Town and Whose Red Zone Offense Ranks 135thWendell Quist, The Georgia Tech Fanatic
- Motion to Reconsider: Denied. Florida State Takes Its Double-Overtime Heartbreak Into a Bye Week, Then Hosts Clemson, Whose Stadium Nickname Came From CaliforniaGianna Ravello, The Florida State Fanatic
- I Also Passed That Exam: Duke Visits Charlottesville, Where They Call Campus 'the Grounds' and the Offense Ranks 120th on Third DownHarrison Wexley-Moore IV, The Duke Fanatic
- Orange You Glad I Said It? Clemson Hosts Virginia Tech, Whose Mascot Is a Turkey and Who Lost to a Cal Team That Just Lost by 34Dixie-Lynn Pruitt, The Clemson Fanatic
- Power to the Play-Call! Cal Marches on Dallas, a City Founded by a Man Who Planted a Stake and Left, to Face No. 23 SMUQuentin Oyelaran-Fitch, The California Fanatic
- Objection: Sustained. Boston College Takes Its Case to Atlanta, a City With 71 Streets Named Peachtree and a Defense That Ranks 110thSiobhan Dunleavy, The Boston College Fanatic