ESPN's Bill Connelly named the top-five best in-conference ACC games for this upcoming season. The rankings comes just a few months ahead of opening kickoff of the great College Football Game we know.
The Miami Hurricanes enter the 2026-27 season with high expectations and are expected to be the No. 1 team in the conference. Mario Cristobal's Hurricanes are the clear favorite to win the ACC, their early October matchup against Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers was recently listed by ESPN as a must-watch game of the season.
Here is what ESPN had to say about the matchup between the Hurricanes-Tigers:
After last season's epic skepticism, SP+ is actually more optimistic about Clemson's potential this season than most prognosticators seem to be. And after a Week 1 trip to LSU comes this huge game. If the Tigers are to produce a redemption arc in 2026, we'll likely know it after Week 5 -- ESPN.
The Hurricanes will face off against the Tigers in Death Valley this season, a place the Hurricanes haven't beat the Tigers since 2010. Hurricanes new quarterback Darian Mensah had one of his greatest college football games in Death Valley this past season, throwing for 361 passing yards and four touchdown passes.
The last time the two teams faced off was in 2023 with the Hurricanes coming out on top and winning 28-20 on a goal line stand. The game between the Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was also listed; however, the Irish are not a part of the ACC.
What game are you most excited to see the Hurricanes play? Should this game between the Hurricanes and the Tigers be on the list? Let us know down below.
The Miami Hurricanes enter the 2026-27 season with high expectations and are expected to be the No. 1 team in the conference. Mario Cristobal's Hurricanes are the clear favorite to win the ACC, their early October matchup against Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers was recently listed by ESPN as a must-watch game of the season.
Here is what ESPN had to say about the matchup between the Hurricanes-Tigers:
After last season's epic skepticism, SP+ is actually more optimistic about Clemson's potential this season than most prognosticators seem to be. And after a Week 1 trip to LSU comes this huge game. If the Tigers are to produce a redemption arc in 2026, we'll likely know it after Week 5 -- ESPN.
The Hurricanes will face off against the Tigers in Death Valley this season, a place the Hurricanes haven't beat the Tigers since 2010. Hurricanes new quarterback Darian Mensah had one of his greatest college football games in Death Valley this past season, throwing for 361 passing yards and four touchdown passes.
The last time the two teams faced off was in 2023 with the Hurricanes coming out on top and winning 28-20 on a goal line stand. The game between the Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was also listed; however, the Irish are not a part of the ACC.
What game are you most excited to see the Hurricanes play? Should this game between the Hurricanes and the Tigers be on the list? Let us know down below.
