Game time update announced for Clemson football vs. Virginia Tech

Updates for Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have announced that they will use a six-day flex to determine the kickoff times and networks for the five ACC games scheduled for Week 11 that have not yet been announced.

It was previously announced that California and Wake Forest will play at 8 p.m. ET on ACC on Friday, November 8, in Winston Salem, North Carolina, while Florida State will take on Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC on Saturday, November 9.

The game times and networks for the remaining five games will be made on a six-day selection following the conclusion of the games on November 2.

Friday, November 8

  • California at Wake Forest – 8 p.m. ET on ACCN – previously announced

Saturday, November 9

  • Florida State at Notre Dame – 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC – previously announced

Flexed Six-Day Selections

  • Syracuse at Boston College
  • Duke at NC State
  • Clemson at Virginia Tech
  • Miami at Georgia Tech
  • Virginia at Pitt

ACC Football Notes
Through Week 9 of the 2024 season:

  • Two of the eight remaining undefeated teams in all of FBS hail from the ACC – Miami (8-0) and Pitt (7-0).
  • ACC has five bowl-eligible teams – Miami, Pitt, Clemson, SMU and Duke – tied for the second-most among all FBS conferences heading into Week 10.
  • The ACC is 43-15 overall in non-conference play and has played more non-conference games against P4 opponents, including Notre Dame, than any of the other Power 4 leagues.
    • The 43 non-conference wins are the most among all FBS conferences.
  • The ACC has eight non-conference wins versus fellow Power 4 foes.
  • The ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23).
    • This year, 20 of the 38 ACC league games to date have been decided by less than eight points (52.6 percent).


This Week in Week 10

  • Four teams are ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week for the fourth consecutive week – Miami (No. 5), Clemson (No. 11), Pitt (No. 18) and SMU (No. 20).
  • Four teams are ranked in the Coaches Top 25 Poll this week for the fourth consecutive week – Miami (No. 5), Clemson (No. 8), Pitt (No. 17) and SMU (No. 20).
    • Duke, Louisville and Virginia Tech also received votes this week.
  • The ACC is one of three conferences with two teams ranked in the top 10 of the Coaches Top 25 poll.
  • Week 10 consists of six ACC games on Saturday, November 9, highlighted by a top-25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU at 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks (QBs) once again this season:

  • The ACC is the only conference with multiple quarterbacks ranked in the top five nationally in total yards per game, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, and Total QBR on the season.
  • Six QBs were named to the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Top 25 watch list – tied for the most of any conference.
  • Seven QBs are ranked in the top 25 of FBS in passing efficiency – the most of any conference.
  • Six QBs are ranked in the top 26 of FBS in total yards per game – the most of any conference.
    • ACC has two of the top four players nationally in total yards of offense per game.
    • Cam Ward (Miami) is second nationally with 366.5 total yards of offense per game.
    • Kyle McCord (Syracuse) is fourth nationally at 348.1 total yards of offense per game.
  • Six QBs, including two of the top three players nationally, are ranked in the top 26 of FBS in passing yards per game – the most of any conference.
    • Kyle McCord (Syracuse) is second nationally with an average of 354.4 passing yards per game.
    • Cam Ward (Miami) is third nationally with an average of 343.3 passing yards per game.
  • Seven QBs have thrown 15 touchdown passes or more this season – tied for the most of any conference.
    • Four QBs rank in the top 10 nationally in passing touchdowns – Cam Ward (Miami) – 24; Tyler Shough (Louisville) – 20; Cade Klubnik (Clemson) – 20; and Kyle McCord (Syracuse) – 19.
  • Five QBs are ranked in the top 25 of FBS in completion percentage – the second-most of any conference.
  • Five QBs are ranked in the top 25 of FBS in points responsible for – the second-most of any conference.
    • Cam Ward (Miami) is second nationally with 172 points responsible for this season.
  • Five QBs, including four in the top 15, are ranked in the top 30 of FBS in total passing yards – tied for the second-most of any conference.
    • Cam Ward (Miami) – 2,746; Kyle McCord (Syracuse) – 2,481; Tyler Shough (Louisville) – 2,348; and Fernando Mendoza (Cal) – 2, 095 all rank in the top 15.
    • Kyle McCord (Syracuse) is the only quarterback in all of FBS to throw for at least 300 yards in every game he has played this season.
  • Four QBs are ranked in the top 30 of ESPN’s Total QBR, including two in the top five.
    • Cam Ward (Miami) – 91.0 and Cade Klubnik (87.4) rank in the top five nationally.
  • Fourteen different ACC quarterbacks have thrown for at least 300 yards in a game this year.
    • Three quarterbacks – Jacolby Criswell (North Carolina), Cam Ward (Miami) and Hank Bachmeier (Wake Forest) – have recorded at least one game of over 400 passing yards this season, with Ward posting two 400-plus yard passing games this year.
      • Jacolby Criswell’s 475 passing yards in Week 4 versus James Madison are the most by a quarterback in a single game this season.
  • Three quarterbacks caught a touchdown pass in Week 9 of the season – Kyron Drones (Virginia Tech), Fernando Mendoza (Cal) and Cam Ward (Miami).
  • Miami quarterback Cam Ward has thrown for over 15,000 yards passing in his career, making him the 13th player recognized by the NCAA to have reached that milestone.
  • ACC had the most of any conferences on the following QB preseason watch lists: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (13); Maxwell Award preseason watch list (10); and Davey O’Brien Award (8).
  • The ACC had the top-ranked group of quarterback transfers in 2024 by CBS Sports.
  • 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.


The ACC’s Preeminent Players ranked among FBS leaders:
Offensive Leaders

  • The ACC has three of the top 25 ranked players in rushing yards per game this season in all of FBS, including two in the top 10 nationally.
    • Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) – 125.8; Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) – 118.9; and Phil Mafah (Clemson) – 97.4.
  • The ACC has six of the top 35 ranked players in rushing yards this season in all of FBS, including two in the top five.
    • Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) ranks fourth in the nation with 1,006 rushing yards.
    • Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) ranks fifth in the nation with 951 rushing yards.
  • Six of the top 40 leaders in rushing touchdowns in all of FBS this season are in the ACC.
    • Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) – 12; Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) – 9; Brashard Smith (SMU) – 9; Demond Claiborne (Wake Forest) – 8; Jamal Haynes (Georgia Tech); and Damien Martinez (Miami) – 8.
  • Three of the top 20 leaders in receiving touchdowns in all of FBS this season are in the ACC.
    • Ja’Corey Brooks (Louisville) – 8; Eli Pancol (Duke) – 6; and Xavier Restrepo (Miami) – 6.
  • Three of the top 25 leaders in receiving yards in all of FBS this season are in the ACC.
    • Ja’Corey Brooks (Louisville) – 799; Xavier Restrepo (Miami) – 710; and Malachi Fields (Virginia) – 654.
  • Three of the top 26 leaders in receiving yards per game in all of FBS this season are in the ACC.
    • Ja’Corey Brooks (Louisville) – 99.9; Xavier Restrepo (Miami) – 88.8; and Malachi Fields (Virginia) – 81.8.

Defensive Standouts

  • The ACC has the FBS leader in interceptions – Nohl Williams (Cal) leads the nation with six interceptions on the season.
  • The ACC has five of the top 25 ranked players in all of FBS in total sacks this year, including three in the top 10.
    • Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) ranks second nationally with 11.0 sacks.
    • Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College) ranks third nationally with 9.0 sacks.
    • Xavier Carlton (Cal) is tied for eighth national with 7.0 sacks.
  • Five of the top 25 NCAA leaders in sacks per game this season are in the ACC, including two in the top five.
    • Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) ranks second nationally with an average of 1.38 sacks per game.
    • Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College) ranks fifth nationally with an average of 1.13 sacks per game.
  • The ACC has five of the top 25 ranked players in all of FBS in total tackles-for-loss this season.
    • Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College) – 12.0; Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) – 11.5; Alex Howard (Duke) – 11.0; Davin Vann (NC State) – 10.0; and Rasheem Biles (Pitt) – 9.0.
  • The ACC has five of the top 25 ranked players in all of FBS in total tackles-for-loss per game this season.
    • Rasheem Biles (Pitt) – 1.5; Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College) – 1.5; Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) – 1.4; Alex Howard (Duke) – 1.4; and Davin Vann (NC State) – 1.3.
  • The ACC has four of the top 30 ranked players in tackles per game this season in all of FBS, including two in the top 10.
    • Nick Anderson (Wake Forest) ranks eighth nationally with an average of 10.3 tackles per game.
    • Teddye Buchanan (Cal) is tied for 10th nationally with an average of 9.6 tackles per game.

Special Teams Specialist

  • The ACC has the FBS leader in punt average – Alex Mastromanno (Florida State) leads the nation with a punt average of 49.6 yards per punt.
  • Nine of the top 35 FBS punters in yards per punt average are in the ACC.
    • Alex Mastromanno (Florida State) – 49.6; Peter Moore (Virginia Tech) – 45.8; Lachlan Wilson (Cal) – 45.8; Caden Noonkester (NC State) – 44.5; Kade Reynoldson (Duke) – 44.5; Ivan Mora (Wake Forest) – 44.4; Daniel Sparks (Virginia); David Shanahan (Georgia Tech); and Aidan Flintoft (Stanford) – 43.2.
  • Six field goal kickers in the ACC have made 12 or more field goals this season.
    • Will Bettridge (Virginia) – 16; Collin Rogers (SMU) – 14; Matthew Dennis (Wake Forest) – 14; Noah Burnette (North Carolina) – 13; Ben Sauls (Pitt) – 12; and Nolan Hauser (Clemson) – 12.
  • The ACC has five players that rank in the top 30 in all of FBS in all-purpose yards per game.
    • Desmond Reid (Pitt) – 160.17; Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) – 147.25; Brashard Smith (SMU) – 140.63; Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) – 134.75; and Isaac Brown (Louisville) – 122.88.
  • Five of the top 25 punt returners in yards per punt return in all of FBS this season are from the ACC.
    • Taylor Morin (Wake Forest) – 17.5; Jaylin Lane (Virginia Tech) – 12.5; Roderick Daniels, Jr. (SMU) – 10.5; Antonio Williams (Clemson) – 10.2; and Que’Sean Brown (Duke) – 9.6.
  • Eight different players from the ACC have returned a punt for a touchdown – the most of any conference.
  • Four of the top 30 kickoff returners in yards per kickoff return in all of FBS this season are from the ACC.
    • Chris Johnson Jr. (Miami) – 25.5; Nate McCollum (North Carolina) – 25.2; Peyton Jones (Duke) – 23.1; and Brashard Smith (SMU) – 21.3.
  • Three different players from the ACC have returned a kickoff for a touchdown – Caullin Lacy (Louisville), Nohl Williams (Cal) and Samuel Singleton Jr. (Florida State).

The ACC’s non-conference schedule continues to be the most challenging in the country:

  • 26 games against Power 4 opponents, including Notre Dame – the most of any conference.
  • Nine non-conference games against teams ranked in the final 2023 Associated Press 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.

ACC Features Elite Coaching Leadership:

  • Four ACC head coaches were named to both the 2024 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List.
  • Two of the three active coaches in the country who won a national title reside in the ACC (Mack Brown and Dabo Swinney).
  • Four current ACC head coaches have recorded over 100 career wins at the collegiate level (only 30 active FBS coaches have reached this mark).
  • Among active FBS head coaches, the ACC has nine coaches that rank among the top 50 in the nation in career winning percentage.
  • Six ACC head coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List – no other conference had more.
  • Proven veterans and dynamic young coaches.

The 20th ACC Football Championship Game will kick off in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on ABC on Saturday, December 7, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets for the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and through the ACC’s official website at theACC.com.