ACC spring football preview: Key questions and storylines for 2020
Can anyone compete with Clemson, is North Carolina QB Sam Howell ready to be a star and more questions as the ACC gets rolling this spring.
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2020 Schedule
8-5, 2nd in ACC - Coastal
Preseason college football FPI breakdown
Clemson might have fallen short in the national championship game, but for the second straight year, the Tigers enter the season as the top team according to ESPN's Football Power Index.
Alabama tops preseason SP+ college football rankings
The first version of SP+ rankings for 2020 has Alabama at No. 1 and is surprisingly high on Texas. Where does your team fit?
Kiffin vs. Saban highlights the 12 games we're already excited for in 2020
New quarterbacks at LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma and familiar coaches in new places have us eager to kick off the 2020 season.
Fuente: Hokies in transfer portal cannot return
Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente says players who recently entered the transfer portal will not be allowed to return to the Hokies.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 40-21
In our second-to-last installment, we look back on a classic Rose Bowl, an impossible-to-believe Egg Bowl and everything in between.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 100-81
From LSU vs. Clemson to Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Hardin-Simmons, this is the first installment of the games that captivated and confounded in 2019.
Virginia Tech's Fuente out of running at Baylor
Justin Fuente has decided to remain at Virginia Tech after interviewing with Baylor.
Sources: Fuente among favorites for Baylor job
Justin Fuente, who went 33-20 in his four season at the helm at Virginia Tech, has emerged as one of the top candidates to replace Matt Rhule at Baylor, sources told ESPN.
Hokies RB McClease leaving early for NFL draft
Virginia Tech running back Deshawn McClease said he's leaving school early to enter the NFL draft.
Bowden carries Kentucky to Belk Bowl victory (2:20)
Punch thrown in pregame scuffle at Belk Bowl (0:41)
Bowden's late TD pass lifts Kentucky past Va Tech 37-30
Lynn Bowden Jr. ran for 223 yards on 34 carries, and then tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Josh Ali with 15 seconds left as Kentucky rallied behind its remarkable receiver-turned-quarterback to beat Virginia Tech 37-30 on Tuesday in the Belk Bowl.
Kentucky turns Virginia Tech's last play attempt into touchdown (0:29)
Bowden finds Ali to put UK on top with 15 seconds left (0:42)
Bowden goes practically untouched for 61-yard TD (0:36)
McClease puts Virginia Tech on top with 43-yard TD (0:24)
Rodriguez runs in for short Kentucky TD (0:23)
Keene hangs on for 6-yard TD catch (0:27)
Hooker, Hazelton link up for Hokies' TD (0:28)
Bowden calls his own number for 25-yard Kentucky TD (0:24)
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2019 ACC Standings
| ATLANTIC | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 8-0 | 14-1 |
| Louisville | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Wake Forest | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Florida State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Boston College | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Syracuse | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| NC State | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| COASTAL | CONF | OVR |
| Virginia | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Miami | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| North Carolina | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Duke | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards209.186th
Rushing Yards176.149th
Points For30.7129th
Points Against23.7Tied-85th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bryant | DE | Signed | 80 |
| Marco Lee | RB | Signed | 79 |
| Robert Wooten | OLB | Signed | 77 |
| Tyree Saunders | WR | Signed | 77 |
| Justin Beadles | DE | Signed | 76 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | J. Grove | Rimington Trophy |