Can Miami find a competent quarterback? Will Virginia Tech's defense bounce back? Could Pitt repeat as division champ? We dig into these questions and more in our ACC Coastal team previews.
We've picked apart every team's 2019 schedule. Here are the quirks, the shocks, the toughest roads and the cushiest paths.
Mack Brown had surgery to replace his right knee, and the procedure was performed by one of his former players at North Carolina.
Josh Heupel, Julius Peppers and Tony Romo are among several candidates making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year.
Can a 67-year-old coach who has been out of football for six years restore dignity to a program he last coached in 1997? UNC and Mack Brown are banking on it.
The 2019 class has already made its presence known with a number of spring standouts. Which players could be household names by the end of the season?
Former financial adviser Marty Blazer, the key government witness in the FBI's college basketball corruption trial, testified Tuesday that he made payments to football players at several colleges as well.
This spring, the Tar Heels are trying to figure out which of their inexperienced quarterbacks has earned enough trust to take over.
North Carolina junior cornerback C.J. Cotman is retiring from football due to recurrent migraines.
North Carolina right end Brandon Fritts, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, suffered the same injury in his other knee. His status for the 2019 season has yet to be determined.
North Carolina quarterback Nathan Elliott is leaving the school to become a graduate assistant at Arkansas State.
Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler is one of several incoming quarterbacks who could shuffle the depth chart at their programs.
Salvaging a recruiting class is usually a new head coach's first priority. Some are doing pretty well in the 2019 class, and others are moving on the 2020.
Clemson -- surprise! -- is the head of the class in the ACC, with many teams facing an offeason of transition.
New Tar Heels coach Mack Brown completed his coaching staff Thursday with the hirings of special teams coordinator Scott Boone and offensive line coach Stacy Searels.
Mark it down for 2019: Trevor Lawrence will win the first of two Heismans, while Mack Brown and Les Miles sit out bowl season in their returns.
Source: North Carolina is hiring Scott Boone as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. He spent this past season as an analyst at Wake Forest. Boone has been defensive coordinator at Nevada and William and Mary, and was linebackers coach at Arizona in 2017.
The SEC has busted the curve at the midterm point with three teams earning A-plus grades.
Colorado is hiring former North Carolina co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic to coach the offensive line, according to a source. Football Scoop first reported the move. Kapilovic had worked with Larry Fedora at both UNC and Southern Miss, serving as associate head coach with the Tar Heels.
North Carolina is hiring Ole Miss offensive coordinator Phil Longo for the same position, a source tells ESPN. The Athletic first reported the move, as Mack Brown now has both of his coordinators in place. Longo spent the past two seasons at Ole Miss, which now will be replacing both coordinators following a 5-7 season.
North Carolina has hired Army's Jay Bateman to serve as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach.
Anthony Ratliff-Williams, who led North Carolina in receiving yards this year, said Tuesday that he's skipping his final college season to pursue an NFL career.
North Carolina coach Mack Brown says Urban Meyer called him at 6 a.m. today to say he's retiring at Ohio State. Meyer told Brown that health was the "total reason" why he will no longer the coach the Buckeyes. "He told me he couldn't be animated at the level he needed to to energize his team," Brown said. "He said, 'If I can't coach like I need to coach, I'm not going to coach.'"
Mack Brown on why he returned to coaching at North Carolina. Brown enters the College Football Hall of Fame today.
Mack Brown is busy making hires for his new staff at North Carolina, with coaches and players from his past at both Texas and UNC joining him at Chapel Hill.
| ATLANTIC | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 8-0 | 15-0 |
| Syracuse | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| NC State | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Boston College | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Florida State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Wake Forest | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Louisville | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| COASTAL | CONF | OVR |
| Pittsburgh | 6-2 | 7-7 |
| Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Virginia | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Miami | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Duke | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| North Carolina | 1-7 | 2-9 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Murphy | DE | Committed | 84 |
| Ethan West | ILB | Committed | 80 |
| Jacolby Criswell | QB-DT | Committed | 80 |
| Josh Downs | WR | Committed | 80 |
| Tylee Craft | WR | Committed | 80 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | J. Peppers | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2001 | J. Peppers | Lombardi Award |
