ACC Football Power Rankings: Pittsburgh is an offensive juggernaut
By Dante Pryor
14. Miami Hurricanes 0-1, 2-3
At Hard Rock, the Miami Hurricanes lost a heartbreaker of a game against the Virginia Cavaliers Friday night, 30-28. Graduate quarterback, D’Eriq King did not play due to injury. Freshman quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was solid in relief of King.
The Running game was effective, and Oklahoma transfer Charleston Rambo had another solid performance with 99 receiving yards. This loss was coaching. The decision to put the game in the hands of a freshman kicker was playing not to lose.
13. Florida State Seminoles 1-2, 1-4
The Florida State Seminoles found a bit of that grit that they played with against Notre Dame in their 33-30 victory against Syracuse. Quarterback Jordan Travis had 244 total yards, including two big runs on the game-winning drive.
As time expired, Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a field goal to give the ‘Noles the three-point win against the Orange. The Seminoles are still not very good, but this game can still get Mike Norvell’s message across to the team.
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1-2, 2-3
It seemed as if the Yellow Jackets left their defense at Clemson in their 52-21 loss at the hands of Kenny Pickett and the Pitt Panthers. The Jackets must have left their offense in Chapel Hill as they were unable to muster any offense in this game either.
The question for the Yellow Jackets is whether or not they are beginning to regress to the mean or if this game was just a bad performance and should be considered as such.