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ACC Preview: Contender Tiers & What Happens After Miami? (Part 1)
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ACC Preview: Contender Tiers & What Happens After Miami? (Part 1)
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In this college football podcast episode, we begin our three-part 2026 ACC preview by zooming out and attempting to make sense of the conference as a whole. Miami enters the season as the clear favorite, with Darian Mensah taking over at quarterback and another roster built to reach the College Football Playoff. But can the Hurricanes finally win their first ACC championship?
From there, we sort the rest of the ACC into contender tiers and confront the question that defines the league this season: Who comes after Miami? We debate how much to trust Kevin Jennings and SMU, Jeff Brohm’s latest rebuild at Louisville, Clemson’s return to Chad Morris and the long list of possible challengers lurking in the conference’s crowded middle. We also examine the unusually unsettled quarterback landscape, widespread offensive line turnover, the arrival of James Franklin at Virginia Tech and the pressure facing Mike Norvell at Florida State.
Plus, we identify our ACC pet teams, search for surprise storylines and hold an entirely unnecessary conference nickname draft.
*Timestamps:*
0:00 - Intro & ACC Nickname
11:57 - Miami... and then what?
20:56 - Offensive Line Uncertainty
22:52 - Surprising Discoveries
29:29 - Contender Tiers
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