The Hurricanes answered loudly with a 42-7 demolition of Stanford that flipped a 7-7 halftime into a 35-0 second-half avalanche.
Georgia Tech stays atop the Week 9 ACC Power Rankings after flexing at home — No. 7 GT throttled Syracuse 41-16 behind Haynes King's five total touchdowns. Right behind, Virginia keeps tightening the race with a third overtime win of the season, 17-16 at North Carolina on J'Mari Taylor's 1-yard plunge. Louisville holds serve after outlasting Boston College 38-24 — and still owns the head-to-head over Miami.