ACC shares 9-game conference schedule in 'transition year'

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The ACC will roll out its new nine-game conference schedule in a modified form for the 2026 football season, the conference announced Tuesday, with a full nine-game slate beginning in 2027.

For the upcoming season, which the ACC is calling a "transition year," 12 of its 17 schools will play nine conference games, with Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, North Carolina and Boston College playing just eight. Those five teams each have multiple Power Four opponents already scheduled outside the conference.

Because the ACC has an odd number of teams, one school will play eight league games each season starting in 2027.

Four ACC schools -- Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech…