ACC Football: Predicting the top games of the 2017 season

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 09: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31 to win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 09: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31 to win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ACC football is becoming one of the most respected leagues in the country and here are some of the top games of 2017 with predictions.

There are eight in-conference games and seven out-of-conference games that will be must-see for the ACC football fans in 2017. Heisman winner Lamar Jackson, the top-five ranked Seminoles and the “we back” Miami Hurricanes are just a few of the teams to watch and names to watch

The ACC is hotter than ever, coming off a College Football Playoff victory by the Clemson Tigers in 2016 and their close loss to the Crimson Tide in 2015. The conference also boasts the Florida State Seminoles who tasted a national title at the end of the BCS era in 2013 and a CFP semifinal loss in 2014.

With dynamic impact players, like the incumbent Heisman Trophy winner in the conference in Cardinals QB Lamar Jackson, and some of the best minds in the game walking the sidelines, the ACC is primed for a big year in 2017.

The ACC season kicks off with a bang on Sept. 2 with Florida State facing Alabama in a high-profile matchup of top-five teams. Big weeks for the ACC are Sept. 9, Sept. 16, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25. It seems as though every week has a marquee match-up in the ACC.

Big names in the business like Clemson, North Carolina, Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech will vie for the moniker of ACC Champion and that’ll give the winner a fast-track to the College Football Playoff. 

Check out an ACC preview podcast from the Solid Verbal, where they showcase every team and the stars of the ACC.