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UNDATED (AP) — Virginia Tech hosts No. 14 Notre Dame to headline the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule this week. The Hokies have won all three of their home games and are in the middle of a four-game homestand. Notre Dame is back to football independence this year after a one-year stint as a full-time ACC member last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The week’s slate includes a notable QB matchup between Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong and Louisville’s Malik Cunningham. In addition, No. 19 Wake Forest is trying for its first 6-0 start since before the ACC was formed.
ATLANTA (AP) — The ACC is poised to add to its already impressive list of NFL quarterbacks. Pitt’s Kenny Pickett has emerged as a Heisman Trophy candidate while leading the nation’s top-scoring offense. Pickett has thrown 19 TD passes with only one interception. He ranks second in the nation in passing efficiency. Pickett, North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong could headline the next wave of ACC quarterbacks in the NFL. The ACC leads all other conferences in the NFL quarterback derby. Nine NFL quarterbacks with at least one start this season are from ACC schools. That’s the most of any conference.
UNDATED (AP) — Nobody should be rooting harder for Notre Dame the rest of the season than Cincinnati. The fifth-ranked Bearcats passed their big test last weekend by beating the Fighting Irish. They open American Athletic Conference play on Friday night against Temple. If the Bearcats are to make the case to the College Football Playoff selection committee that they can beat the top teams in the country, Notre Dame needs to remain one of those. The Irish bring their struggling offense to Virginia Tech on Saturday.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Coach Brian Kelly doesn’t plan to reveal his starting quarterback until No. 14 Notre Dame’s game at Virginia Tech arrives on Satruday. Jack Coan, Tyler Buchner and Drew Pyne all played in last week’s loss to Cincinnati. Coan has started all five games this season, but has fallen off in production since the opener. Notre Dame is 4-1. The Hokies are 3-1.
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