ACC announces ’27 league slate
Trending
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference's transition to a nine-game scheduling model leaves Clemson as the lone team playing eight games next year, a quirk of being the only power conference with an odd number of football-playing members.
The ACC on Wednesday announced its league opponents for 2027. That marks its second season since joining Power Four peers in moving to a nine-game schedule, which came amid debates about the impact of unbalanced scheduling and access to the 12-team College Football Playoff.
This year features 12 of 17 teams playing nine games with the remaining five at eight, operating as a bridge to accommodate nonconference games already on the books. Going forward, 16 of 17 ACC teams will regularly play nine league games.
The ACC's model is designed to have teams play 10 games against Power Four opponents as a baseline in a so-called 9+1 model, the one being a nonconference matchup. The rotating team playing an eight-game slate would aim for an 8+2 model to meet that 10-game target.
Notre Dame, a football independent but a member of all other league sports, typically plays four to six football games per year against ACC schools. Those games would fit into the nonconference column in the 9+1 or 8+2 scheduling models.
That represents one of the nonconference slots for the Tigers in 2027, the other being instate rival South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference.
Pitt's opponents set
PITTSBURGH -- Pitt will play nine Atlantic Coast Conference games during the 2027 season, the ACC announced today, as it unveiled each of its 17 football programs' conference opponents.
The Panthers' home conference slate includes California, Duke, Miami, SMU and Wake Forest. Pitt will travel to face Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse and Virginia.
Pitt is scheduled to open the season against Wisconsin on Aug. 28 in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Miami back to Nike
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Teams from the University of Miami will be wearing Nike apparel again starting in July 2027, a person familiar with the agreement said Wednesday.
The sides have struck a 10-year deal that will exceed $200 million in total value, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side currently plans any public announcement.
The Miami Herald first reported the agreement.
Miami has been an Adidas school since 2015, but that 12-year agreement expires June 30, 2027, and the Hurricanes spent months essentially being recruited on what to do going forward. The deal with Nike will include cash, apparel and marketing elements, as is standard for such agreements.