After several close ACC wins this season for unbeaten Georgia Tech, the dam finally broke defensively during Saturday night's 48-36 loss at NC State, the second stunner in conference play to highlight Week 10 following SMU's overtime triumph over Miami.

Is the ACC Georgia Tech's to lose? Only three teams are unbeaten in ACC play following Week 8 of the 2025 college football season.

After Week 8 most teams are in the thick of their ACC conference play, while two were playing a non-conference game.

With a glut of teams still in conference title and College Football Playoff races, we're sorting through how each league will pick its title game representatives

Running back Hollywood Smothers has been a standout, recording four 100-yard rushing games – one of only five FBS players to do so this year. He leads the ACC and ranks sixth nationally with 739 rushing yards, averaging 105.6 yards per game, also best in the conference.

Miami, Georgia Tech and Louisville all have paths to an at-large bid, while Virginia is undefeated in ACC play.

The ACC released its final availability report for the matchup two hours before kickoff, providing final updates from Florida State and Wake Forest. On gameday, the statuses for players on the report are out, game-time decision, or available. The total number of missing players is up to 24, 16 for Wake Forest and eight for Florida State.

Most of college football still has no idea who Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel is, but that will likely change in November. The Panthers close the season with three games against teams currently ranked in the top 15, which will provide their star freshman a chance to introduce himself to the nation.