GREENSBORO, GA. - Freshman quarterback Mike Glennon should be well prepared when he reports to N.C. State after spending time working out with his brother this summer.

Sean Glennon, a quarterback who helped lead Virginia Tech to an ACC championship last season, said he supported highly recruited younger brother Mike's decision to attend N.C. State.

"He has the chance to play right away," Sean said Sunday at the ACC football media kickoff. "He's in a good system for his strengths, and he's in an up-and-coming program."

Mike Glennon will join Daniel Evans, Harrison Beck, Justin Burke and Russell Wilson in a crowded competition for the starting quarterback job in August. Sean Glennon said it's yet to be decided whether his brother will play immediately or redshirt.

Sean Glennon said Mike Glennon's intelligence will help him in N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien's system, which helped groom Matt Ryan at Boston College as a successful dropback passer.

"He can see over the line," Sean Glennon said of his 6-foot-7 brother. "He has a big arm, I think a stronger arm than I had at that age. I wouldn't say my arm right now is much stronger than his. Maybe a little bit. Physically we're similar."

HEELS THINKING BIG: Clemson and Virginia Tech are expected to be picked as the favorites to win the ACC by the gathered media at the Reynolds Plantation for the ACC Kickoff, but UNC sophomore Deunta Williams has another idea.

"I feel like we'll win the ACC this year," said Williams, a safety. "I'm not trying to disrespect anybody, but that's what I feel like is going to happen."

The Tar Heels, 4-8 in 2007, are a trendy choice to surprise in Butch Davis' second season. The media picks will come out today, but Williams is anticipating the Heels to be second in the Coastal Division.

"No one goes into a season thinking they are going to be No. 2," Williams said.

Williams pointed to an improved defense, specifically the defensive line, as the reason for the Heels' title hopes. When told UNC lost first-round pick Kentwan Balmer at defensive tackle and defensive end Hilee Taylor, who ranked second in the ACC with 10.5 sacks, Williams explained his reasoning.

"Our D-line is going to be so much better, without those two guys, which seems strange, but Marvin Austin's a year better," Williams said. "Aleric Mullins is a year better. Cam Thomas dropped 15 pounds and looks like a pro athlete. Darius Powell, he's a freak athlete. [Defensive line] coach [John] Blake tells us all the time [Powell] could be better than Hilee."

DUKE CUTTING THE FAT: Duke coach David Cutcliffe might have ventured into the realm of political incorrectness when he said the players he inherited were fat.

Duke defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase doesn't dispute Cutcliffe's characterization.

"If we were a fat football team, and we won eight or nine games last year, well, we were a fat football team, but we won," Oghobaase said. "We were a fat football team, and we lost every game except the Northwestern game."

Like many of Duke's players, Oghobaase has set out to become slimmer and increase his stamina during the offseason. His body fat fell from 20 percent in January to 15 percent in April.