It is nearly time to begin preparing for Week 1 matchups. Does it surprise anybody that there are still unanswered questions at quarterback for three Coastal Division contenders?
Miami held a scrimmage Monday night in which true freshman Brad Kaaya continued to impress, throwing two touchdown passes. Transfer Jake Heaps, competing for the starting job, sat out the scrimmage to rest his arm. Coach Al Golden has repeatedly said he would name his starter following both scrimmages. Kevin Olsen is suspended for at least the opener; Kaaya played in both scrimmages; Heaps in just one. Do we read anything into where this leads headed into the opener against Louisville?
Meanwhile in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, coach Larry Fedora said he will not publicly announce his starter before kickoff against Liberty on Aug. 30. Returning starter Marquise Williams and Mitch Trubisky have been in a dogged competition. The Tar Heels will begin game prep Wednesday.
"We'll make a decision before the 30th," Fedora said. "I mean, you guys won't know it. But we will make a decision before the 30th. We'll start as we get into the game-planning, we'll have a plan what we're going to do and how we're going to implement it and those guys will be aware of it.
"It won't be like we walk out there on the 30th and I flip a coin and throw one of them out there."
Finally, the race to start at Virginia Tech is down to Michael Brewer and Mark Leal. Brenden Motley, who left the spring No. 1 on the depth chart, has been dealing with back issues throughout fall camp and has fallen out of the competition. Brewer and Leal split first-team reps during a weekend scrimmage, but a decision remains up in the air.
Now here is quick look at other headlines across the ACC:
Good news for Clemson: Receiver Charone Peake is back on the field.
Bowl projection time! How about Florida State vs. Ohio State in one semifinal? Except the Seminoles are not ranked No. 1 in this prediction.
Speaking of Florida State, is the Noles' game against Florida one of the 25 most intriguing games in all of college football?
Louisville running back Dominique Brown is a real gamer.
Pitt linebacker Matt Galambos has quite a unique family story.
Syracuse has named team captains.
Will Bud Foster succeed Frank Beamer? That's anyone's guess.
Good luck to former Virginia Tech running back David Wilson, who wants to make the Olympic team in the triple jump.
What was a tennis player doing on the Wake Forest practice field?