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The media has spoken, and once again the ACC runs through Durham. Duke was picked as the preseason favorite to win the 2025–26 ACC men’s basketball title after earning 34 first-place votes and 866 total points in the annual media poll.
Read MoreWake Forest vs. Oregon State: The Demon Deacons had a dominant road victory, defeating the Beavers 39-14 in Corvallis, OR. Transfer quarterback Deshawn Purdie made his first start for Wake Forest, replacing an injured Robby Ashford, and had himself quite a game. Purdie completed 14 of 27 passes for 270 yards and 4 touchdowns. Wide receiver Chris Barnes had zero touchdown receptions coming into this game, and finished the game with three receptions for 102 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Demon Claiborne ran the ball 16 times for 144 yards and a touchdown. For Oregon State, running back Anthony Hankerson had 22 carries for 101 yards.
Read MoreThe #13 Yellow Jackets improved to 6-0 on the season after defeating the Hokies, 35-20. It's their first 6-0 start since 2011. Georgia Tech running back Malachi Hosley had a career-best rushing performance, running for 129 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Haynes King was 20-24 for 213 yards and a touchdown. King also ran the ball 14 times for 60 yards and two touchdowns. King surpassed quarterback Joe Hamilton on the Georgia Tech career rushing yards list. Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 13-21 passing. He also had 83 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.
Read MoreThe Pitt Panthers won a slug-match with a tough No. 25 Florida State team, coming away with a gritty 34-31 win. Pitt set the tone on the first possession of the game, converting 3 fourth-down attempts on the way to a Ja'Kyrian Turner touchdown. The Seminoles would answer, and it'd be back-and-forth from there. Pitt's freshman quarterback, Mason Heintschel, had a magnificent game and completed 21-29 passes for 321 passing yards with 2 touchdowns while overcoming two 1st-half interceptions in the win. Heintschel also led the team with 64 rushing yards while Desmond Reid caught 8 passes for 155 receiving yards, adding 45 on the ground for Pat Narduzzi's squad.
Read MoreWeek 6 of the NFL season kicks off a loaded Sunday on MyGameSim.com, with several games that could shake up the standings and give fans plenty to track. From heavyweight battles to sneaky upset alerts, today’s simulations offer insight into how each matchup could unfold — and for GameSim+ subscribers, the Projected Stats links provide a deeper dive into the players most likely to make an impact.
Read MoreEvery big matchup sends shockwaves beyond its own conference. When two elite teams collide, the result changes how voters view programs hundreds of miles away. This season is no different, and the early slate already holds matchups with national consequences.
Read MoreThe battle of the college football networks is off to an interesting start and the ACC is a factor.
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Read MoreNC State's Will Wade has been the talk of the ACC since his arrival in Raleigh. Wade brings a brash demeanor that instills confidence in his team and coaching staff. He opened up his podium time at the 2025 ACC Tipoff by talking about his team's experience in March. He cited them having the most NCAA tournament minutes (549) on their roster and six guys who have won an NCAA Tournament game. Coach then spoke on their analytics, practice percentages, and roster attributes that should have fans of the Wolfpack salivating.
Read MoreWake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes has been on the outside looking in when trying to get his team to the NCAA Tournament and he hopes to put a stop to that this year. At the 2025 ACC Tipoff Forbes talked about the areas of improvement his staff saw during the offseason. He is grateful for key returners like Tre'Von Spillers and Juke Harris, along with new additions like highly touted transfer Nate Calmese. Coach is pleased with his team's progress so far and hopes it will translate to a prosperous season ahead.
Read MoreNotre Dame Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry is entering year 5 in South Bend. The Irish will welcome back a talented squad that retains seven returning players like Markus Burton in addition to a great freshman class and key transfers. Coach Shrewsberry revealed the secret to roster retention is his treatment of his players and their top-notch development.
Read MoreClemson's Brad Brownell has put the Tigers on the map as they have been one of the ACC top teams in recent memory. Brownell normally prefers a more up-tempo style of play but dialed that back last year to preserve what he called a "strong" starting 5 last season. He noted that this year's team that is much different with 10 new players and 6 freshmen. Coach loves the depth of his group and noted that this crew will get the ball up and down the floor while also becoming more aggressive on defense because of the quality depth.
Read MoreVirginia's first-year head coach Ryan Odom is optimistic about the future of the ACC and spoke glowingly about the conference at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff Event. The son of legendary coach, Dave Odom talked about the talent of the incoming players mixed with the new coaches who have seen success in other conferences combined with then returning coaches and teams with established identities will lead to more greatness for the conference with the greatest tradition in the history of college basketball.
Read MoreAddressing the media at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event, Florida State first-year head coach Luke Loucks talked about his relationship with legendary head coach Leonard Hamilton. Loucks mentioned how his former coach has "...kept his distance" in a respectful way and that after a recent practice Loucks asked Hamilton to address the team and the 'Noles former head man donned his coaching hat and provided some valuable feedback to the new FSU players.
Read MoreFirst-year head coach Jai Lucas spoke at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event about his path to his first head coaching job and pointed out the versatility of his background. The son of long-time basketball coach John Lucas II started his career as a grad assistant, and held the role of director of operations, assistant coach, associate head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator along the way. He said that his versatile background and his vision of the future built upon a solid base left by Jim Larranaga's staff aligned nicely with what the University was looking for.
Read MoreVirginia Tech head coach is not a man of bravado, but while speaking at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event, Young talked about how good he feels about the Hokies' positional size, depth and character of the players that are going to contribute to a successful 2025-26 season. Young specifically shouted out Jailen Bedford, Neoklis Avdalas, Ben Hammond, Tyler Johnson, Tobi Lawal & Jaden Schutt as well as compared Amani Hansberry to one extremely productive Hokie in Keve Aluma. Check out why Mike Young is so excited to take the floor for the 2025-26 ACC basketball season right here.
Read MoreSpeaking at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer shared his philosophy on how the Duke program has embraced the changes to the college athletics landscape and how the Duke philosophy helped them retain key players as well as show a path to success for newcomers coming into the program.
Read MoreSMU Head Coach Andy Enfield is chomping at the bit to get his new team out on the floor. After winning 24 games and being one of the ACC's most potent offenses, he is looking to repeat that but at a higher level. The Mustangs bring in a highly touted freshman class to go along with top returners like All-ACC Guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller. Coach also spoke on how hungry his freshman class is and the impression they are already making on the program.
Read MoreBoston College Head coach Earl Grant will be looking to bounce back after a tough season last year. He has much more optimism about his 2025-26 bunch that will be led by 6 returning players led by star Donald Hand. Jr. Roster retention is more important than the transfer portal according to Coach Grant. He also lauded his current crop of transfers and freshmen who "want to be at Boston College."
Read MoreThere's no doubting the intensity of Louisville head men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey, and as he put it, his ".... juices are always flowing" while delivering his opening statement at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event. Kelsey mentioned how he is "known to make coffee nervous" before talking about how when he sees the other coaches in the hallways during the tipoff event he "can't wait to get the crap outta here and run back to campus to coach my guys harder than I ever have." Get a taste of the intensity of coach Kelsey here.
Read MoreOne of the most significant moves for the Cal Golden Bears this offseason was the addition of former Syracuse player Chris Bell, who joined Mark Madsen's club via the transfer portal. Speaking at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff event, Madsen talked about what Bell brings to the team on top of his excellent shooting ability and described how the newcomer had a dunk in practice recently that got one heck of a reaction.
Read MoreSyracuse Head Coach Adrian Autry will be looking to vastly improve the Orange in his second season. There is not a more anticipated player that will suit up in the conference to help him do so than future 'Cuse star Kiyan Anthony. His NBA Hall of Fame father Carmelo Anthony won 'Cuse their last National Championship in 2003. Autry talks about his development throughout his high school career in addition to how well Anthony has assimilated to the Orange's roster.
Read MoreVirginia Tech's 2024-25 edition will not feature one junior or senior, which will be a first for head coach Mike Young. Coach Young cited how each school is going through their own issues of accumulating new and sometimes inexperienced talent. He also complimented the league while saying that the ACC "has to be" and is "going to be" better in addition to how excited he is about his Hokies.
Read MorePitt's Jeff Capel was all systems go at the 2025 ACC Basketball Tipoff. Coach Capel spoke about how his team does not limit themselves with expectations and how last season was a tale of two seasons. They were riding high and ranked early on and faltered late. He spoke about hoping for this season to have perseverance, competitive stamina and spirit to get through the tough times so that they can thrive in this upcoming season.
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