Three weeks into the regular season, and the ACC already looks a little different than expected. Louisville hasn’t faced a true test yet, with one more tune-up before conference play begins on September 27 at Pittsburgh. While the Cardinals have cruised early, the rest of the league has already been shaken up compared to preseason expectations—and for some of the favorites, that hasn’t been a good thing.
Clemson now faces an uphill battle just to make the ACC Championship Game, let alone the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, other teams have flipped the script. Florida State stunned Alabama in Week 1 and suddenly looks like a legitimate title contender after last season’s collapse.