Football | ACC Week 9 Review, Picks And Well, Bye

It might be considered &#8216;beating a dead horse&#8217; to continue harping on how much parity NIL and the Transfer Portal has brought to college football. The thing is, it&#8217;s a solid truth as evidenced by the up&#8217;s and down&#8217;s in every conference. You see it every week in the scoreboards, the number of upsets, overtime games and an unreal number of Top 25 teams showing themselves the exit or disappearing altogether. College football is a blast. Basketball &#124; Hot ’25-’26 Preview With Jason Carmello Will and Jim jump outside the ACC in the early portion of the show to focus on yet another coach added to the carousel. Are we looking at a mass exodus or just another shuffle in hopes these individuals can bring some magic elsewhere. The guys bring out the riding crop to try to get Top 25 voters back in line. Hasn&#8217;t worked thus far so no reason to get our hopes up, right? Football Are we looking at a tale of two seasons? Early struggles are now turning into success for some teams. Late bloomers if you will. Could it be happening at the right time to push teams toward the magic 6 win bowl reward? So far Georgia Tech, Virginia, Pitt, Louisville and Miami have locked up their spots. With just one more win SMU, Wake Forest and Cal will join the crowd. The fight will be for the remaining 4-5 teams to grab six wins. ACC teams will be featured on bowl games beginning on December 13 with air time on ESPN, ABC, Fox and CBS. Listen, Watch, Like and Subscribe to ACC Nation on your favorite platform(s). Available as a podcast, on streaming radio and on YouTube. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="678" height="381" src="https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200-678x381.jpg" alt="Football" class="wp-image-28393" srcset="https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200-678x381.jpg 678w, https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200-326x183.jpg 326w, https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200-80x45.jpg 80w, https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200-768x432.jpg 768w, https://accnation.net /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ACC-Nation-P-SR-YT-1200.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" />