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Some of you might remember the contender-pretender series we did recently. We thought Pitt was a contender. Until now. Running back Rushel Shell, who was expected to be the Panthers' starting running back this fall, has decided to transfer, the...

Dear Duke, Maryland and Boston College: The rest of the ACC has written you off this year. How's that for some bulletin board material this spring and summer? Of the 14 programs in the ACC, those were the only three in which at least 90 percent...

VIRGINIA TECH If you're just joining us, this series is categorizing the unranked teams in the ACC as either contenders or pretenders heading into the 2013 season. We're leaving out Florida State and Clemson because they are the only two teams fro...

MIAMI If you're just joining us, this series is categorizing the unranked teams in the ACC as either contenders or pretenders heading into the 2013 season. We're leaving out Florida State and Clemson because they are the only two teams from the AC...

If you're just joining us, this series is categorizing the unranked teams in the ACC as either contenders or pretenders heading into the 2013 season. We're leaving out Florida State and Clemson because they are the only two teams from the ACC expecte...

WAKE FOREST If you're just joining us, this series is categorizing the unranked teams in the ACC as either contenders or pretenders heading into the 2013 season. We're leaving out Florida State and Clemson because they are the only two teams from ...

Last year was Florida State's year. The Noles had a senior quarterback. They had one of the best defenses in the country, and they had an abundance of talent and depth at every position. They were the ACC's best hope to win a national title in 2012. ...

As the only two teams from the ACC that are likely to be ranked in the Top 25 this preseason, Clemson and Florida State are undoubtedly contenders in 2013. What about the rest of the conference? Contenders or pretenders? Does Wake Forest actually hav...

Clemson has its quarterback -- and the ACC has a legitimate Heisman candidate and national title contender -- for 2013. Tajh Boyd's announcement Wednesday afternoon that he has decided to stay for his fifth and final season in Death Valley was an ...

The following three players are still getting a smattering of votes in ESPN.com's weekly Heisman Watch. Colleague Andrea Adelson gave a vote to Clemson receiver DeAndre Hopkins this week. Here's a look at the ACC's top Heisman contenders for Week 7: ...

Here's a look back at the lessons learned in Week 6: 1. The ACC hasn't changed. It's still looking for a national title contender, and it can't get out of its own way. No. 3-ranked Florida State's national title hopes have all but disappeared with...

It took six weeks. Six weeks for the ACC to implode. Six weeks for the ACC to lose its national title contender and top Heisman hopeful. We're not even midway through October and the ACC found a way to fade into irrelevance again. This confe...

Duke is a contender in the Coastal Division. In fact, the Blue Devils just might be favored to beat Virginia Tech next weekend -- in Blacksburg. Welcome to Bizarro world in the ACC, but before you start in on just how out of whack the Coastal D...

I know you've got lots on your minds. A national title. Heisman contenders. Two BCS bids. You know, ACC things like that. Feel free to join me at 1 p.m. ET today for our weekly college football discussion. See you there. hd...

There's been a changing of the guard this week, but this will be settled on the field Saturday in Tallahassee. For now, Tajh Boyd has the edge among the ACC's top three Heisman contenders: 1. Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd: He threw for 310 yards a...

TWO!!!! Only two more days until NC State kicks off against Tennessee in Atlanta. If you don't know what this countdown is by now, wake up! The countdown to kickoff continues with ... No. 2: A national title contender. This is a reason for ACC ...