Football June 24, 2026 The Season Starts in Charlotte: ACC Announces 2026 Kickoff Attendees CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference college football season begins in Charlotte as the ACC welcomes all 17 head coaches and more than 50 of the league’s top student-athletes to the 2026 ACC Kickoff, set for July 15-17 at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Each summer, ACC Football Kickoff turns Charlotte into the center of the college football conversation, bringing together coaches, student-athletes and media from across the country ahead of the new season. ACC Network will provide live coverage each day beginning at 9 a.m. ET, delivering the extensive coverage across the three days. Entering its 74th season of football, the ACC continues to build on a tradition of excellence on the national stage. Over the past 13 seasons, the conference has placed a team in the College Football Playoff or BCS National Championship Game 10 times, including Miami’s run to the CFP National Championship Game last season. The ACC has also demonstrated unmatched depth, placing 11 teams in postseason competition (CFP and bowl games) in each of the last three seasons—the longest such streak by any FBS conference. The 2025 season marked the eighth time since 2014 that the ACC produced double-digit bowl-eligible teams. The complete list of 2026 ACC Football Kickoff attendees are below: Wednesday, July 15 Florida State Head Coach Mike Norvell – (Bio) Ashton Daniels, R-Sr., QB, Buford, Georgia – (Bio) Ja’Bril Rawls, R-Jr., DB, Pensacola, Florida – (Bio) Duce Robinson, Sr., WR, Phoenix, Arizona – (Bio) Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal – (Bio) Mark Fletcher Jr., Sr., RB, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – (Bio) Darian Mensah, R-Jr., QB, San Luis Obispo, California – (Bio) Mohamed Toure, Grad., LB, Pleasantville, New Jersey – (Bio) NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren – (Bio) CJ Bailey, Jr., QB, Miami, Florida – (Bio) Jayden “Duke” Scott, R-So., RB, Stockbridge, Georgia – (Bio) Isaiah Shirley, R-Jr., DT, Boone, North Carolina – (Bio) Stanford Head Coach Tavita Pritchard – (Bio) Micah Ford, Jr., RB, Toms River, New Jersey – (Bio) Jay Green, R-Sr., S, Houston, Texas – (Bio) Davis Warren, Grad., QB, Manhattan Beach, California – (Bio) Virginia Head Coach Tony Elliott – (Bio) McKale Boley, Grad., OL, Hattiesburg, Mississippi – (Bio) Beau Pribula, Grad., QB, York, Pennsylvania – (Bio) Kam Robinson, Sr., LB, Tappahannock, Virginia – (Bio) Thursday, July 16 Boston College Head Coach Bill O’Brien – (Bio) Mason McKenzie, R-Jr., QB, Caledonia, Michigan – (Bio) Anthony Palano, R-So., LB, Arlington Heights, Illinois – (Bio) KP Price, Sr., DB, Baltimore, Maryland – (Bio) Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney – (Bio) Sammy Brown, Jr., LB, Commerce, Georgia – (Bio) Will Heldt, Sr., DE, Carmel, Indiana – (Bio) Olsen Patt-Henry, Sr., TE, Naples, Florida – (Bio) Georgia Tech Head Coach Brent Key – (Bio) Kyle Efford, R-Sr., LB, Dacula, Georgia – (Bio) Justice Haynes, Sr., RB, Alpharetta, Georgia – (Bio) Malachi Hosley, Sr., RB, Columbus, Georgia – (Bio) Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm – (Bio) Lincoln Kienholz, Jr., QB, Pierre, South Dakota – (Bio) Clev Lubin, R-Sr., DL, Suffern, New York – (Bio) Lance Robinson, Grad., OL, Camilla, Georgia – (Bio) Syracuse Head Coach Fran Brown – (Bio) Steve Angeli, R-Sr., QB, Westfield, New Jersey – (Bio) Antoine Deslauriers, So., LB, Montreal, Quebec – (Bio) Demetres Samuel Jr., So., DB/WR, Palm Bay, Florida – (Bio) Virginia Tech Head Coach James Franklin – (Bio) Kemari Copeland, R-Sr., DL, Virginia Beach, Virginia – (Bio) Tyson Flowers, R-Sr., S, Fort Worth, Texas – (Bio) Marcellous Hawkins, R-Sr., RB, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – (Bio) Friday, July 17 California Head Coach Tosh Lupoi – (Bio) Ricky Fletcher, R-Sr., DB, Durant, Mississippi – (Bio) Adam Mohammed, Jr., RB, Glendale, Arizona – (Bio) Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, So., QB, Ewa Beach, Hawaii – (Bio) Duke Head Coach Manny Diaz – (Bio) Jeremiah Hasley, R-Sr., TE, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania – (Bio) Luke Mergott, R-Jr., LB, Berlin, Maryland – (Bio) Nate Sheppard, So., RB, Mandeville, Louisiana – (Bio) North Carolina Head Coach Bill Belichick – (Bio) Melkart Abou Jaoude, R-Sr., DL, Newton, New Jersey – (Bio) Christo Kelly, Grad., OL, Wilmette, Illinois – (Bio) Jordan Shipp, Jr., WR, Charlotte, North Carolina – (Bio) Pitt Head Coach Pat Narduzzi – (Bio) Ryan Baer, R-Sr., OL, Eastlake, Ohio – (Bio) Mason Heintschel, So., QB, Oregon, Ohio – (Bio) Braylan Lovelace, Sr., LB, Leechburg, Pennsylvania – (Bio) SMU Head Coach Rhett Lashlee – (Bio) Brandon Booker, Jr., LB, DeSoto, Texas – (Bio) Kevin Jennings, R-Sr., QB, Oak Cliff, Texas – (Bio) PJ Williams, R-Sr., OL, Dickinson, Texas – (Bio) Wake Forest Head Coach Jake Dickert – (Bio) Langston Hardy, R-Sr., DL, Jacksonville, Florida – (Bio) Gio Lopez, R-Jr., QB, Madison, Alabama – (Bio) Davaughn Patterson, R-Jr., DB, Jacksonville, Florida – (Bio)