Big East
What an unpredictable year in the Big East! Starting with WVa, the Mountaineers remained unbeaten in conference play after taking UConn 35-13. Cincinnati surprised #24 USF Thursday night 24-10 with a stellar performance by QB Tony Pike who played with a cast on his non-throwing hand. Syracuse picked up its first conference win beating Louisville 28-21 to snap the Cardinals’ 3-game winning streak. Facing a halftime deficit of 17-3 Pitt battled-back against a gritty Notre Dame finally winning 36-33 in the fourth OT. Panther kicker Connor Lee nailed 5 field goals in the victory. Rutgers had an open date.
ACC
In a heartbreaker for the host Cavaliers, UVA lost to Miami 24-17 in OT. Clemson bested Boston College for the first time in six tries since 1958. The final was 27-21 for the Tigers at home. Wake Forest squeaked by Duke Saturday night 33-30 in yet another OT game in the conference. #16 Florida State had their comeback hopes squashed by GaTech 31-28 as Seminole Marcus Sims fumbled into the end zone as time expired. The Yellowjackets win was their first over FSU since 1975. Maryland, NCState, UNC and VaTech were idle.