Clemland Eyes Third Straight Win as ACC Heads Into Week 4

No ranked-vs-ranked ACC games this weekend, but Clemson-Cal and Wake Forest-No. 16 Louisville headline a slate missing North Carolina and Syracuse, both on byes.

Week 4 of the college football season brings most of the ACC back into action, though North Carolina and Syracuse are idle until next weekend. There are no matchups between ranked teams within the conference, but several games carry real stakes.

Clemson enters the weekend looking for a third consecutive victory under Dabo Swinney. The Tigers beat North Carolina 28-20 in Week 3 after a lengthy weather delay, getting 215 passing yards and a touchdown from freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds and 105 rushing yards and a score from running back Gideon Davidson. Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has thrown for 866 yards and seven touchdowns this season, and Yahoo Sports projects the host Bears to win 27-24.

No. 16 Louisville follows its 41-31 win over SMU with a home game against Wake Forest, with the outlet forecasting a 41-27 Cardinals victory. Wake Forest quarterback Gio Lopez, a North Carolina transfer, has 887 passing yards, seven touchdowns and one interception this year.

Georgia Tech, at 1-2 after losses to Colorado and Tennessee, travels to Stanford, where Yahoo projects a 24-14 Yellow Jackets win. Other predicted scores include Pitt over Bucknell 48-3, Virginia Tech over Boston College 34-17, and No. 6 Miami over Central Michigan 49-6.

Rounding out the predicted slate: Florida State over Central Arkansas 48-10, Duke over William & Mary 51-7, Virginia over Delaware 38-24, NC State over Appalachian State 31-17, and No. 22 SMU over Missouri State 56-7.