ACC soccer’s Week 5 opens Friday evening with unbeaten Pitt at unbeaten Virginia Tech and ends Saturday evening at Clemson, the place No. 4 Miami visits. No. 3 Notre Dame, an unbiased, performs at North Carolina in between. Nine video games this weekend contain ACC groups. Duke, the convention’s fourth unbeaten workforce, and Georgia Tech don’t play.
Pitt at Virginia Tech
Pitt and Virginia Tech each enter 4-0 total and 1-0 in ACC play. Pitt has outscored opponents 157-34 and ranks third nationally in scoring protection at 8.5 factors per recreation. Quarterback Mason Heintschel threw for 403 yards and 6 landing passes in final week’s 59-0 win over FCS Bucknell, changing into the primary ACC quarterback with two six-touchdown-pass video games in a single season, the ACC mentioned. He has 1,191 passing yards and 13 landing passes.
Virginia Tech is 4-0 for the primary time since 2017, with Power Four street wins at Maryland and Boston College. Running again Jeffrey Overton Jr. ran for 209 yards at Boston College, together with a 76-yard fourth-quarter landing that received the sport, and was named ACC Running Back of the Week. The Hokies lead the nation with 11.3 tackles for loss per recreation, the ACC mentioned. Virginia Tech leads the all-time sequence 12-11 and received the final assembly 38-21 in 2023.
No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina
Notre Dame (4-0), coached by Marcus Freeman, visits North Carolina on Saturday. The Irish beat Purdue 49-10 on Sept. 26. Defensive finish Bryce Young’s second sack pressured a fumble that linebacker Drayk Bowen returned 15 yards for a landing, the varsity mentioned. Notre Dame permits an FBS-low 199.2 yards per recreation and eight.3 factors per recreation, second-fewest within the FBS. Quarterback CJ Carr has 963 passing yards and 9 landing passes, and receiver Micah Gilbert has 334 receiving yards.
North Carolina (2-1) is in coach Bill Belichick’s second season. The Tar Heels’ offense averages 23.3 factors and 366 yards per recreation, and quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. has 611 passing yards and three landing passes. Their solely loss was 28-20 at Clemson on Sept. 19. Notre Dame received the final assembly, 45-32 at Kenan Stadium on Sept. 24, 2022.
No. 4 Miami at Clemson
Miami (4-0, 2-0 ACC) ends the weekend at Clemson (3-1, 2-0). The Hurricanes misplaced the College Football Playoff nationwide championship recreation to Indiana, 27-21, in January. Quarterback Darian Mensah is 94 of 106 (88.7 p.c) for 1,211 yards and 14 landing passes, tied for the FBS lead. Miami beat Central Michigan 52-3 final Saturday. Clemson received 24-10 at California, with cornerback Elliot Washington II (two interceptions) and Bryant Wesco Jr. (a 65-yard punt-return landing) named the ACC’s Defensive Back and Specialist of the Week.
Elsewhere on Saturday
- Stanford (2-2) at Wake Forest (3-1). Wake Forest received 30-27 at then-No. 16 Louisville final week. Stanford beat Georgia Tech 34-27 as quarterback Davis Warren threw for a career-high 396 yards, the ACC mentioned.
- Boston College (2-2) at No. 21 SMU (3-1). SMU beat Missouri State 34-24, and quarterback Kevin Jennings turned the varsity’s profession passing chief, SMU mentioned. Boston College misplaced 21-14 to Virginia Tech.
- Virginia (3-1) at Florida State (2-2). Virginia beat Delaware 42-3 after a 38-27 loss to West Virginia. Florida State beat Central Arkansas 34-7 after a 50-36 loss at Alabama.
- Louisville (2-2) at NC State (2-2). NC State beat App State 41-31 final week, and Louisville beat SMU 41-31 on Sept. 19.
- Syracuse (1-2) at UConn (2-2) and California (2-2) at UNLV (2-2) are nonconference video games. UConn misplaced 24-21 at Miami (Ohio) final week, and UNLV received 38-10 at Akron.
Week 5 schedule (all instances ET)
- Friday: Pitt at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Saturday: No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina, midday, ESPN
- Saturday: Stanford at Wake Forest, midday, ACC Network
- Saturday: Boston College at No. 21 SMU, midday, The CW
- Saturday: Syracuse at UConn, midday, CBS Sports Network
- Saturday: Virginia at Florida State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
- Saturday: Louisville at NC State, 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
- Saturday: California at UNLV, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
- Saturday: No. 4 Miami at Clemson, 7:30 p.m., ABC
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