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ACC Football Power Rankings, Week 5: Mack Brown train derailed?

By Dante Pryor

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Appalachian State Mountaineers during the second half of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Mountaineers won 34-31. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Appalachian State Mountaineers during the second half of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Mountaineers won 34-31. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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TALLAHASSEE OCTOBER 7: Quarterback James Blackman #1 of the Florida State Seminoles throws a pass during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Miami Hurricanes at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE OCTOBER 7: Quarterback James Blackman #1 of the Florida State Seminoles throws a pass during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Miami Hurricanes at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

2-2, 1-1. Florida State Seminoles. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 13. 11. player. 804

The Seminoles won Saturday, and a lot was wrong with that victory, but one thing went right and they did what they’ve done so far this season: They jumped out to an early lead. They went up on the Louisville Cardinals 21-0 just to do what they’ve also done so far this season: Give up their lead. The Cardinals scored 24 unanswered points and were ahead 24-21 in the fourth quarter.

Then behind Alex Hornibrook — no, not a typo — the Seminoles scored two fourth quarter touchdowns on their way to a 35-24 victory. That one thing they did right, the Seminoles didn’t quit. I can’t say if this is the start of the Seminoles’ recovery, but it was good to see them not lie down. They get NC State at home next week and maybe they put an entire game together.

10. 847. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Virginia Tech Hokies. player. 2-1, 0-1. Last Week: 9

The Hokies were idle this week, and their drop in the rankings is due to the teams ahead of them playing well in wins, or not playing poorly enough in losses to drop significantly. There are still some glaring issues in Blacksburg, and we’ll see where they are when they host the Duke Blue Devils at Lane Stadium.

There’s a lot to be confused about in Raleigh. They destroyed the directional Carolina schools, and lost their first tough game against West Virginia — if you consider the Mountaineers to be tough this year. Then they sputtered their way to an 11-point win against, you guessed it, Ball State — yes, they do in fact have a football team, and they are the Cardinals. We’ll see which NC State stands up against a confident Florida State team next Saturday night at Bowden Field.

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