Saturday Blitz
Fansided

ACC Football Power Rankings 2018: Is there a clear No. 2 after Week 7?

By Darrelle Thompson

WINSTON SALEM, NC - OCTOBER 06: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers throws a pass against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on October 6, 2018 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
WINSTON SALEM, NC - OCTOBER 06: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers throws a pass against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on October 6, 2018 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 5
Next
SOUTH BEND, IN – OCTOBER 13: Darrin Hall #22 of the Pittsburgh Panthers runs with the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – OCTOBER 13: Darrin Hall #22 of the Pittsburgh Panthers runs with the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

The Yellow Jackets held their own against Duke in the first half as the game was tied up 7-7. The end of the third is where they completely fell apart, as Duke scored three touchdowns due to three fumbles In less than two minutes. Georgia Tech faces Virginia Tech on Thursday night football after their bye this week. Could they pull off the upset? It’s probable but unlikely they get back to .500 ball.

Pittsburgh’s defense played well for most of the game against Notre Dame. They shut down the running game, but couldn’t slow down quarterback Ian Book when they needed to the most, as the Fighting Irish stormed back for a win. The offense will have to work out the kinks during the bye week as they face a surging Duke squad.

The Seminoles had a bye this week and they needed it with how poor their offense has played most of the season. No one expected FSU to be 6-0 but a 3-3 start is not how Willie Taggart wanted to get this era started. Wake Forest comes to town and it will be a good test to see how talented Florida State really is.

Home/ACC