ACC Football Power Rankings, Week 4: Week 3 was a disaster
By Dante Pryor
14. Florida State Seminoles (0-3, 0-1 ACC)
Considering the Seminoles have not started 0-3 since 1976, Florida State has officially hit rock bottom. After a gritty performance against Notre Dame, the Seminoles have been the complete opposite. FSU thought that garnett and gold would intimidate Jacksonville State — it did not.
The Seminoles did not look like they wanted to even be there against Wake Forest this weekend. Florida State never led and was shut out in the second half. It is obvious we put too much stock in how they played against the Irish, and Mike Norvell has his work cut out for him.
13. Miami Hurricanes (1-2)
The Hurricanes cannot blame the Alabama beatdown hangover on their 38-17 loss to Michigan State. The Hurricanes continually shot themselves in the foot offensively. D’Eriq King was responsible for all four of Miami’s turnovers, throwing two interceptions and losing two fumbles.
The wide receivers could not separate from Michigan State’s defensive backs, and the offensive line did not block very well in the running game.
Defensively, the line was pushed around by the Spartans’ offensive line.
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-2, 0-1)
The Yellow Jackets gave the Clemson Tigers all they could handle in their 14-8 loss on the road at Death Valley East. However, the game said as much about Clemson’s shortcomings as it does about Geoff Collins’ job turning the Yellow Jackets around.
The Yellow Jackets played well defensively and the offense outgained Clemson and did not make any critical mistakes. It is hard to know how many games Georgia Tech is going to win this season, but games like this are a confidence builder.