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2024 ACC Football Season Kicks Off in Ireland - Week 0

Week 0 - ACC Football Schedule
 
Saturday, Aug. 24, Noon ET
No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Series: Florida State leads series, 15-11-1
Last meeting: Florida State, 41-16 (2022)
ESPN: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Sirius XM Radio: Sirius XM 82 / Sirius XM 108 or 193
Sirius XM App: Sirius XM 82 / Sirius XM 84 / Sirius XM 955
 
Saturday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. ET
(RV) SMU at Nevada
Series: Tied at 3-3
Last meeting: SMU, 45-10 (2009)
CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)
Sirius XM Radio: Sirius XM 84
Sirius XM App: Sirius XM 84 / Sirius XM 976
 
ACC NOTES
ACC to Kick Off 2024 College Football Season
  • Florida State and Georgia Tech will kick off the 2024 college football season at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon ET in Dublin, Ireland.
  • New member SMU will also be one of eight teams playing on Week 0, as the Mustangs will take on Nevada on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. ET in Reno, Nevada.

Greatness Just Got Greater
  • The ACC Board of Directors voted on Sept. 1, 2023, to formally admit the University of California (Cal), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Stanford University to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Cal, SMU and Stanford joined the ACC as full members with full voting participation effective July 1, 2024 (SMU) and August 2, 2024 (Cal and Stanford). The decision followed the submission of letters of application from all three institutions.

ESPN College Gameday Headed to Ireland
  • ESPN announced on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, that ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will broadcast live for the first time from Dublin, Ireland, for the Week 0 Aer Lingus College Football Classic featuring ACC rivals Florida State and Georgia Tech on Saturday, Aug. 24, to kick off the 2024 season.
  • This will mark the first time that ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be outside the United States.

Four Teams Ranked in Preseason AP TOP 25 Poll
  • Four ACC teams earned spots in the top 25 of the Preseason Associated Press poll, which was announced on Monday, August 12. Florida State came in at No. 10, ahead of Clemson at No. 14 and Miami at No. 19, while NC State was ranked No. 24 in the preseason poll.
  • Three other ACC teams received votes in Louisville (111), Virginia Tech (77) and SMU (33).

Four Teams Ranked in Preseason Coaches Poll
  • Four ACC teams were ranked in the top 25 of the Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll (Aug. 5), powered by USA TODAY Sports. Florida State came in at No. 10, ahead of Clemson at No. 14 and Miami at No. 19, while NC State was ranked No. 22 in the preseason poll.
  • Five other ACC teams received votes in Louisville (95), Virginia Tech (64), SMU (47), North Carolina (6) and Syracuse (1).

The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks
  • 13 quarterbacks named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list, the most of any.
  • 10 quarterbacks named to the Maxwell Award preseason watch list, no other conference had more.
  • 8 quarterbacks named to the Davey O’Brien Award preseason watch list, no other conference had more.
  • ACC has the top-ranked group of quarterback transfers in 2024 by CBS Sports.
  • 13 QBs in the league enter the 2024 season with over 20 career touchdown passes and 3,500 career passing yards.
  • Eight quarterbacks from ACC schools are projected to start Week 1 in the 2024 NFL season — 25 percent of NFL teams.
  • Since 2018, the ACC has had at least one quarterback drafted in the first round in five different drafts — the only conference to do that.

ACC Football Features the Toughest Non-Conference Schedule in the Nation
  • 27 games against Power 4 opponents, including Notre Dame, the most of any conference.
  • Nine non-conference games against teams ranked in the final 2023 AP Top 25 Poll, the most of any conference.
  • 10 non-conference games against teams in ESPN’s 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25, the most of any conference.

Elite Coaching Leadership
  • Six ACC head coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, no other conference had more.
  • Two of the three active coaches to win a national title reside in the ACC.
  • Proven veterans and dynamic young coaches.

Returning All-ACC Performers
  • Led by first-team selections Omarion Hampton (RB) and Bryson Nesbit (TE) of North Carolina, Xavier Restrepo (WR) and Andy Borregales (PK) of Miami, Darius Washington (OT) of Florida State, Ashton Gillotte (DE) of Louisville and Jonas Sanker (S) of Virginia, the ACC returns 42 players who earned first-, second-, or third-team All-ACC honors last year in 2023. (7 first team; 16 second team; 19 third team selections)

Incoming Impact Players from the Portal
  • According to On3.com, nine of the top 50 college football transfers are entering the ACC. They include No. 8 Cam Ward, QB, Miami; No. 17 Damien Martinez, RB, Miami; No. 20 Marvin Jones Jr., DE, Florida State; No. 32 Tyler Baron, DE, Miami; No. 37 Caullin Lacy, WR, Louisville, No. 46 Justin Joly, TE, NC State; No. 47 Noah Rogers, WR, NC State; No. 49 Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse; No. 50 DJ Uiagalelei, QB, Florida State.