Though top-ranked Clemson was off Saturday and No. 7 Notre Dame’s game was postponed, there was some separation at the top of the ACC standings.
Miami, who will visit Death Valley on Oct. 10, moved to 3-0 with an impressive thrashing of rival Florida State. The 12-ranked Hurricanes embarrassed the Seminoles, 52-10, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
As impressive as Miami’s win was, the most impressive performance of the day came in Blacksburg, Va., where No. 20 Virginia Tech took NC State to the woodshed in a 45-24 victory. The Hokies did it with 23 players unable to play and two of their coaches, including new defensive coordinator Justin Hamilton.