ACC Weekly Football News & Notes – Week 1
2022 SCHEDULE – WEEK 1
Thursday, Sept. 1 Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
West Virginia at No. 17 Pitt 7 p.m., ESPN 81 81
Series: Pitt leads series, 61-40-3; Last meeting: West Virginia, 21-20 (2011)
ESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
VMI at No. 22 Wake Forest 7:30 p.m., ACCN 137 or 193 955
Series: WFU leads series, 3-2-2; Last meeting: Wake Forest, 38-7 (1944)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)
Friday, Sept. 2 Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
Virginia Tech at Old Dominion 7 p.m., ESPNU 81 81
Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 2-1; Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 31-17 (2019)
ESPNU: Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst)
Temple at Duke 7:30 p.m., ACCN 132 or 193 955
Series: Duke leads series, 1-0; Last meeting: Duke, 56-27 (2018)
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
Saturday, Sept. 3 Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
Rutgers at Boston College Noon, ACCN 137 or 193 955
Series: BC leads series, 20-6-1; Last meeting: Boston College, 30-16 (2019)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)
North Carolina at Appalachian State Noon, ESPNU 158 or 202 965
Series: Series tied, 1-1; Last meeting: Appalachian State, 34-31 (2019)
ESPNU: Mark Neely (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline)
No. 13 NC State at East Carolina Noon, ESPN 113 or 194 956
Series: NC State leads series, 18-13; Last meeting: NC State, 34-6 (2019)
ESPN: Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Richmond at Virginia 12:30 p.m., RSN 134 or 204 967
Series: Virginia leads series, 29-3-2; Last meeting: Virginia, 42-13 (2018)
RSN: Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Lyndsay Rowley (sideline)
Bethune-Cookman at No. 16 Miami 3:30 p.m., ACCN 137 or 193 955
Series: Miami leads series, 5-0; Last meeting: Miami, 63-0 (2019)
ACCN: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Louisville at Syracuse 8 p.m., ACCN 113 or 194 956
Series: Louisville leads series, 13-7; Last meeting: Louisville, 41-3 (2021)
ACCN: Drew Carter (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Sunday, Sept. 4 – Allstate Louisiana Kickoff Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
Florida State at LSU (New Orleans, La.) 7:30 p.m., ABC 81 81
Series: FSU leads series, 7-2; Last meeting: Florida State, 27-16 (1991)
ABC: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Monday, Sept. 5 – Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
No. 4 Clemson at Georgia Tech 8 p.m., ESPN 81 81
Series: GT leads series, 50-34-2; Last meeting: Clemson, 14-8 (2021)
ESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
ACC NOTES
ACC SET FOR FIVE DAYS OF FOOTBALL
The ACC will be featured throughout the Labor Day Weekend with 12 games over a five-day span, Sept. 1-5. No other league plays across all five days in Week One. This is the fourth time in the last six years the ACC has played over five consecutive days in Week One.
The Labor Day weekend begins on Thursday, Sept. 1, with both of last year’s ACC division champions in action. ACC and Coastal Division Champion Pitt hosts West Virginia in the “Backyard Brawl” and Atlantic Division champion Wake Forest opens against VMI in WinstonSalem. On Friday, Sept. 2, Duke plays host to Temple and Virginia Tech travels to Old Dominion.
Saturday’s slate includes the first conference game of the year – Louisville at Syracuse (8 p.m./ACCN) – and a non-conference Power 5 matchup between Boston College vs. Rutgers (Noon/ACCN). Other games on Sept. 3 include North Carolina at Appalachian State (Noon/ESPNU), NC State at East Carolina (Noon/ESPN), Richmond at Virginia (12:30 p.m./RSN) and Bethune-Cookman at Miami (3:30 p.m./ACCN).
On Sunday, Sept. 4, Florida State travels to New Orleans to face LSU at the Caesars Superdome (7:30 p.m./ ABC). The 2022 season opener is the first of two games between the teams over the next two seasons. In 2023, the teams will play in Orlando, Florida.
In the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Labor Day Monday, Georgia Tech hosts Clemson at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (8 p.m./ESPN). The Tigers, who beat Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl, won 10 games for the 11th consecutive season in 2021.
ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY HEADED TO PITT
A special Thursday edition of ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live from Pittsburgh on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. in advance of the game vs. the Mountaineers. Hosted by Rece Davis and joined by analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, the show will be making its third visit to Pitt. College GameDay will be live from inside Acrisure Stadium ahead of the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry game and will rejoin the telecast during halftime of the game.
FLORIDA STATE/NORTH CAROLINA POST WINS IN WEEK ZERO
Florida State and North Carolina posted wins in week zero to kick off the college football season. FSU QB Jordan Travis completed 11 of 15 passes for 207 yards and three Seminole running backs rushed for over 100 yards each in FSU’s 47-7 win over Duquesne. Running back Treshaun Ward led the rushing attack with a career-high 127 yards on 14 carries for a career-high 9.1 yards per carry average. Trey Benson (105) and Lawrance Toafili (101) also gained over 100 yards, marking the first time in school history that three running backs gained 100 rushing yards in the same game.
Drake Maye threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half in his first collegiate start and North Carolina beat undermanned Florida A&M 56-24. Six different North Carolina players scored touchdowns, with Josh Downs making two touchdown catches. Maye is the first North Carolina player to throw five touchdowns in a season opener and the first to connect for five touchdowns in a first career start.
