Aug. 30: Clemson vs. Alabama; Appalachian State at LSU

Georgia Dome opener matches ACC favorite Clemson with traditional power.

Appalachian State visits Baton Rouge to try to duplicate 2007 Michigan shocker.

Sept. 6: Miami at Florida; West Virginia at East Carolina

Heisman winner Tim Tebow tests Hurricanes in in-state rivalry. Heisman contender Pat White leads Fiesta Bowl champ into Greenville.

Sept. 13: N.C. State at Clemson

Speedy Tigers embarrassed N.C. State's defense with 340 rushing yards last season in Raleigh.

Sept. 20: East Carolina at N.C. State; Wake Forest at Florida State

Pirates visit Raleigh, where they won in 2006 in Chuck Amato's final game. Wake Forest crushed Florida State 30-0 in 2006 when the teams last met in Tallahassee.

Sept. 27: North Carolina at Miami; Virginia Tech at Nebraska

North Carolina coach Butch Davis returns to his former home for a key divisional game. Hokies will be first-year coach Bo Pelini's first BCS conference foe as he attempts to fix Bill Callahan's mistakes at Nebraska.

Oct. 4: Boston College at N.C. State; Florida State at Miami

Coach Tom O'Brien gets his first visit from his former team. Florida State-Miami has lost luster but still has gobs of tradition.

Oct. 11: Notre Dame at North Carolina

If the Irish struggle like last season, this could be a marquee victory that would build momentum for North Carolina's program.

Oct. 18: Virginia Tech at Boston College

Rematch of last year's ACC championship game would be more interesting if Matt Ryan still was quarterbacking the Eagles.

Oct. 25: Wake Forest at Miami

Who woulda thought? Miami will be playing in Dolphin Stadium, and the Deacons likely will be favored over the Canes.

Nov. 1: Duke at Wake Forest

Duke coach David Cutcliffe has his first meeting with a Wake Forest team that could be a model for the Blue Devils' rebuilding plan.

Nov. 8: Clemson at Florida State; N.C. State at Duke

Atlantic Division title could be decided in the Bowden Bowl. Wolfpack meets Duke for the first time since 2003.

Nov. 15: East Carolina at Southern Miss.; Wake Forest at N.C. State

Pirates visit Conference USA nemesis.

The Deacons have won three in a row over N.C. State.

Nov. 22: N.C. State at North Carolina

Second-year coaches Tom O'Brien and Butch Davis always will be measured against each other. O'Brien holds a 1-0 edge head-to-head in N.C.

Nov. 29: Florida at Florida State; South Carolina at Clemson

This could be Bobby Bowden's last regular-season game. Tommy Bowden can improve to 8-2 against the Gamecocks.

Dec. 6: ACC championship game

Conference officials hope move to Tampa revives interest after two years of attendance declines in Jacksonville, Fla.

TERRIFIC THURSDAYS - Five Thursday games to watch

Aug. 28: N.C. State at South Carolina

Tom O'Brien's second season with the Pack opens against a Steve Spurrier-coached team that lost five in a row to end 2007.

Sept. 11: North Carolina at Rutgers

Tar Heels visit the New York area on Sept. 11 anniversary against Rutgers, which began a resurgence with a tight win to open the 2006 season in Chapel Hill.

Oct. 9: Clemson at Wake Forest

Can Clemson's speed reign in this meeting of Atlantic Division favorites? Or will Jim Grobe outcoach Tommy Bowden again?

Oct. 16: Florida State at N.C. State

ESPN's Thursday night crew returns to Raleigh. So does Florida State assistant and former Pack coach Chuck Amato.

Nov. 13: Virginia Tech at Miami

Hokies have lived up to their billing as a post-expansion, Coastal Division power. Hurricanes have been an ACC flop.

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