Miami Reportedly Makes Coaching Move

This ACC program has reportedly filled a vacant coordinator position. Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman is leaving the Gophers and will take over as Miami’s defensive coordinator, according to reports. The Hurricanes fired defensive coordinator Lane Guidry on Dec. 31 after their defensive struggles down the stretch of the 2024 season, which heavily contributed to […]

Former UGA QB Commits to ACC School

After previously declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck instead decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday and play one more season of college football. And Beck will be playing his final season of eligibility in the ACC. Beck announced Friday that he has committed to Miami. The 6-foot-4, […]

ACC Program Gets Great News from Portal

This ACC football program got some great news from the transfer portal on Saturday. The Miami Hurricanes added a significant piece to their secondary for next season when they landed a top cornerback from the portal with the addition of Washington State star transfer Ethan O’Connor. O’Connor is regarded as one of the best corners […]

Two ACC Programs Make Coaching Staff Moves

A couple of Clemson’s ACC foes have made changes to their coaching staffs for next season. Both NC State and Miami made moves with coordinator positions this week. On Tuesday, NC State announced D.J. Eliot is its new defensive coordinator. Eliot replaces Tony Gibson, who was hired as Marshall’s head coach. Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay has been […]

ACC Makes History on Football Field in 2024

The ACC made some history on the football field in 2024. This marks the first year in ACC history that four football programs – Clemson, Miami, SMU and Syracuse — reached at least 10 wins, per longtime Virginia sports writer and columnist David Teel. That number could increase to five teams if Duke (9-3) upsets […]

Exclusive Details on How Phillips, ACC Went to Bat for ACC Playoff Contenders

On last Wednesday’s ACC PM show on the ACCN, Jim Phillips was pretty upset with where the ACC was in the College Football Playoff Rankings. Because of this, as The Clemson Insider learned, the ACC went above and beyond this past week to make sure its three best teams were out in front of the […]

National Analyst: ‘I Believe Clemson Is a Sleeper This Year’

Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst gave his latest top 10 rankings this week. Joel Klatt updated his list of the top 10 teams in college football following Week 9, and he has Clemson (6-1, 5-0 ACC) just outside his top five. Clemson moved up one spot to No. 6 in Klatt’s new rankings. Klatt […]

ESPN Analyst Says ACC Has Potential Mess Looming

Is there a potential mess looming for the ACC? One ESPN analyst believes that could be the case. On his Always College Football show, Greg McElroy gave his top 10 takeaways from Week 8 in college football – including a nightmarish scenario Clemson, Miami and SMU hope to avoid in an Atlantic Coast Conference that’s […]

National Analyst on ‘Bubbling’ Clemson, ‘Two-Team Race’ in ACC

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst, Joel Klatt, weighed in on who he sees as the best teams in the sport ahead of this weekend’s action. Klatt gave his updated top 10 after Week 5, and he now has Clemson (3-1, 2-0 ACC) at No. 10, coming off its 40-14 victory over Stanford last Saturday […]

Saban Shares Thoughts on State of ACC

Legendary former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, now working as an analyst for ESPN, weighed in on the ACC entering Week 5 of the season. During a College GameDay segment Saturday morning, Saban shared some thoughts on the current state of the league as it relates to top conference title contenders like 17th-ranked Clemson (2-1, […]