According to some rumors and notes by Florida State insiders, the FSU game in Tallahassee will be cancelled for 2026. That move likely created the space for Boston College to come to South Bend. The home Stanford game is not a part of the ACC agreement, and without that designation the Irish have the target number of 5 ACC games.

Virginia is the highest-ranked ACC program in the initial College Football Playoff Top 25, at 14th – a high-water mark for the UVA Football program.

The first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings debuted on Tuesday night, giving fans an idea how the postseason picture might play out. Of course, there’s still plenty to dissect and strength of schedule is a huge factor.

It's been a wild, wacky football season in the Atlantic Coast Conference and it could get even more zany into the final weeks of the regular season

On the “College GameDay Podcast,” ESPN’s Pete Thamel shared with Rece Davis that he is keeping an eye on a particular team in the ACC. The ACC will receive at least one bid to the tournament, despite not having any teams ranked in the top 12. The highest-ranked team is the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers, who have a record of 8-1.

Florida State football travels to Death Valley to face Clemson on Saturday, Nov. 8, for a rivalry showdown. Here's our game prediction.

With the ACC moving to a nine-game conference schedule, Florida State’s 2026 slate has received an update. The Seminoles’ 2026 home matchup vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish has been removed from Florida State’s future schedule section on its website,