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Projected ACC Standings based off of my predictions.

Atlantic
1.Clemson 12-0 (8-0) ACC
2.Syracuse 10-2 (6-2) ACC
3.Wake Forest 8-4 (4-4) ACC
4.Florida State 7-5 (4-4) ACC
5.NC State 6-6 (3-5) ACC
6.Boston College 5-7 (2-7) ACC
7.Louisville 2-10 (0-8) ACC

Coastal
1.Miami 10-2 (6-2) ACC
2.Virginia 9-3 (6-2) ACC
3.Virginia Tech 8-4 (5-3) ACC
4.Pittsburgh 7-5 (4-4) ACC
5.Duke 5-7 (3-5) ACC
6.North Carolina 5-7 (3-5) ACC
7.Georgia Tech 2-10 (0-8) ACC

cbhsports All-ACC Team

Offense
QB:Trevor Lawrence,Clemson (Sophomore) *cbhsports Pre-Season ACC Player of the Year* *cbhsports Pre-Season ACC Offensive Player of the Year*
RB:Travis Etienne,Clemson (Junior) *cbhsports Best ACC Draft Prospect*
RB:AJ Dillon,Boston College (Junior)
AP:Deon Jackson,Duke (Junior)
WR:Justyn Ross,Clemson (Sophomore)
WR:Tee Higgins,Clemson (Junior)
TE:Brevin Jordan,Miami (Sophomore)
C:Jimmy Morrissey,Pittsburgh (Junior)
OL:Tremayne Anchrum,Clemson (Senior)
OL:Mehki Becton,Louisville (Junior)
OL:Charlie Heck,North Carolina (Senior)
OL:John Simpson,Clemson (Senior)

Defense
DL:Jonathan Garvin,Miami (Junior)
DL:Alton Robinson,Syracuse (Senior)
DL:Xavier Thomas,Clemson (Sophomore) *cbhsports Pre-Season ACC Defensive Player of the Year*
DL:Marvin Wilson,Florida State (Junior)
LB:Michael Pickney,Miami (Senior)
LB:Shaquille Quarterman,Miami (Senior)
LB:Isaiah Simmons,Clemson (Junior)
CB:Trajan Brandy,Miami (Junior)
CB:Bryce Hall,Virginia (Senior)
S:Andre Cisco,Syracuse (Sophomore)
S:Damar Hamlin,Pittsburgh (Senior)

Specialists
K:Andre Szymt,Syracuse (Sophomore) *cbhsports Pre-Season ACC Specialist of the Year*
P:Sterling Hofrichter (Senior)
KR:Joe Reed,Virginia (Senior)
PR:Sean Riley,Syracuse (Senior)

2019 ACC Signees (by ESPN) ()=Overall Ranking
1.(34) Andrew Booth,CB,Clemson
2.(38) Frank Ladson Jr.,WR,Clemson
3.(50) Savion Jackson,DE,NC State
4.(58) Tyler Davis,DT,Clemson
5.(61) Jeremiah Payton,WR,Miami *cbhsports ACC Newcomer of the Year*
6.(72) Doug Nester,OT,Virginia Tech
7.(75) Jowon Briggs,DT,Virginia
8.(93) Akeem Dent,CB,Florida State
9.(108) Sheridan Jones,CB,Clemson
10.(113) Brendan Grant,S,Florida State
11.(117) William Putnam,OG,Clemson
12.(120) Sam Howell,QB,North Carolina
13.(122) Jaleel McRae,OLB,Florida State
14.(129) Bryton Constanin,ILB,Clemson
15.(139) Chez Mellusi,RB,Clemson
16.(157) Raymond Woodie III,S,Florida State
17.(158) Ja’Darien Boykin,DE,Louisville
18.(159) Joe Ngata,WR,Clemson
19.(161) Travis Jay,CB,Florida State
20.(168) Taisun Phommachanh,QB,Clemson
21.(174) Christian Williams,S,Miami
22.(194) Quashaon Fuller,DT,Florida State
23.(195) Kalen Deloach,OLB,Florida State
24.(196) Jayden Payoute,ATH,Virginia Tech
25.(214) Khafre Brown,WR,North Carolina
26.(215) Te’Cory Couch,CB,Miami
27.(220) Sam Johnson,QB,Boston College
28.(227) Joseph Charleston,S,Clemson
29.(231) Keontra Smith,S,Miami
30.(252) Bryan Hudson,OT,Virginia Tech
31.(254) Jacob Pinckney,WR,Virginia Tech
32.(259) Kane Patterson,ILB,Clemson
33.(276) CJ Clark,DT,NC State
34.(285) LaVonta Cheney,ILB,Clemson
35.(292) Eugene Asante,ILB,North Carolina

cbhsports All-ACC Newcomer Team

Offense
QB:Sam Howell,North Carolina
RB:Chez Mellusi,Clemson
RB:No othern newcomer ACC RBs
AP:Jayden Payoute,Virginia Tech
WR:Jeremiah Payton,Miami *cbhsports ACC Newcomer of the Year*
WR:Joe Ngata,Clemson
TE:No newcomer ACC Team
OL:Doug Nester,Virginia Tech
OL:William Putnam,Clemson
OL:Bryan Hudson,Virginia Tech
OL:No other newcomer ACC offensive lineman

Defense
DL:Savion Jackson,NC State
DL:Tyler Davis,Clemson
DL:Jowon Briggs,Virginia
DL:Ja’Darien Boykin,Louisville
LB:Jaleel McRae,Florida State
LB:Bryton Constanin,Clemson
LB:Kalen Deloach,Florida State
CB:Akeem Dent,Florida State
CB:Sheridan Jones,Clemson
S:Brendan Grant,Florida State
S:Raymond Woodie III,Florida State

No specialists signed by ACC in ESPN 300.

2019-2020 season best five games in the ACC
1.Clemson at. Syracuse
Clemson’s second ACC game is its toughest in conference play. Syracuse’s stingy defense and improving offense should make it tough for Trevor Lawrence and his receivers to make an impact but I still see Clemson breaking through and winning this game.

2.Virginia at. Miami
The winner of this game will likely go on to win the ACC Coastal. Manny Diaz looks to get to the ACC Championship in his first year in Coral Gables, and Virginia looks to get to their first ACC Championship overall.

3.Virginia Tech at. Virginia
Whoever wins this game will have a real shot to win the ACC coastal.

4.Wake Forest at. Syracuse
Similar to VTU-UVA, whoever wins this game will be Clemson’s real competitor in the ACC Atlantic.

5.Duke at. North Carolina
This could determine who goes to a bowl game between the two tobacco road rivals.

2019 cbhsports ACC Pre-Season Awards
Player of the Year:Trevor Lawrence,QB,Clemson (Sophomore)
Offensive Player of the Year:Trevor Lawrence,QB,Clemson (Sophomore)
Defensive Player of the Year:Xavier Thomas,DE,Clemson (Sophomore)
Specialist of the Year:Andre Szymt,K,Syracuse (Sophomore)
Best ACC Draft Prospect:Travis Etienne,RB,Clemson (Junior)
Newcomer of the Year:Jeremiah Payton,WR,Miami (Freshman)

QB
1.Tua Tagovailoa,Alabama (Junior)
2.Justin Herbert,Oregon (Senior)
3.Jake Fromm,Georgia (Junior)
4.KJ Costello,Stanford (Senior)
5.Jalen Hurts,Oklahoma (Senior)

RB
1.Travis Etienne,Clemson (Junior)
2.Jonathan Taylor,Wisconsin (Junior)
3.D’Andre Swift,Georgia (Junior)
4.Eno Benjamin,Arizona State (Senior)
5.Ke’Shawn Vaughn,Vanderbilt (Senior)

WR
1.Jerry Jeudy,Alabama (Junior)
2.CeeDee Lamb,Oklahoma (Junior)
3.Henry Ruggs III,Alabama (Junior)
4.Laviska Shenault Jr.,Colorado (Junior)
5.Tee Higgins,Clemson (Junior)

TE
1.Albert Okwuegbunam,Missouri (Junior)
2.Jared Pinkey,Vanderbilt (Senior)
3.Colby Parkinson,Stanford (Junior)
4.Grant Calcaterra,Oklahoma (Junior)
5.Brycen Hopkins,Purdue (Senior)

Team on the Rise

Dallas Cowboys
Adding Amari Cooper was cool. Keeping Dak, Zeke, and the aforementioned Cooper together, we learned this August, is going to be the hard part. If Dallas keeps their nucleus together, keeps their talented offensive line together, and their excellent young linebacker core together, expect Dallas to be on the top of the NFC East in years to come.

Team on the Decline

New York Giants
The Giants have been on the decline, and this year isn’t going to be any different. Trading away OBJ for no new receiving talent was pretty bad. I mean, now QB Eli Manning has no expierience to throw to. And Manning may not even be the team’s starter through a week or two in the year. It could be the talented Duke product, Daniel Jones, who was coached by David Cutcliffe in Durham. Cutcliffe, coincidentally, was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers during Peyton’s (Manning) time in Knoxville, and Ole Miss’s Offensive Coordinator while Eli was in Oxford. I’m getting off topic, but if Daniel Jones can become half (or a quarter) of what Eli was, pairing him with star Running Back Saquon Barkley could really tear down the division in coming years.

Rookies to Watch
Dwayne Haskins,QB,Washington Redskins:The Redskins were smart in drafting Haskins out of Ohio State, and apparently he’s been very impressive during the off-season. Technically Case Keenum, who was traded to Washington, is slated to be the starter, but after a few weeks, the job could belong to Haskins.

Daniel Jones,QB,New York Giants
I’ve already mentioned Jones in this post but Jones could get the start in week two or New York could wait and give the job to him when the team needs a new leader in the middle of the season.

Player to Watch

Ezekiel Elliott,RB,Dallas Cowboys
The main question for Elliott isn’t on the field. It’s if he will get a deal done with Dallas before the season. If he doesn’t get paid, Zeke will holdout the entire season. But if Zeke comes to agreement with the Cowboys, Dallas should be with Philadelphia as the division favorites.

Projected Standings
1.Dallas Cowboys 10-6
2.Philadelphia Eagles 9-7
3.Washington Redskins 6-10
4.New York Giants 4-12

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Howard Win 1-0 (0-0) Big Ten
2 Syracuse Loss 1-1 (0-0) Big Ten
3 at.Temple Win 2-1 (0-0) Big Ten
4 Bye None 2-1 (0-0) Big Ten
5 Penn State Win 3-1 (1-0) Big Ten
6 at.Rutgers Win 4-1 (2-0) Big Ten
7 at.Purdue Loss 4-2 (2-1) Big Ten
8 Indiana Win 5-2 (3-1) Big Ten
9 at.Minnesota Loss 5-3 (3-2) Big Ten
10 Michigan Loss 5-4 (3-3) Big Ten
11 at.Ohio State Loss 5-5 (3-4) Big Ten
12 Bye None 5-5 (3-4) Big Ten
13 Nebraska Loss 5-6 (3-4) Big Ten
14 at.Michigan State Win 6-6 (4-4) Big Ten

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Colorado State Win 1-0 (0-0) Pac-12
2 Nebraska Loss 1-1 (0-0) Pac-12
3 Air Force Win 2-1 (0-0) Pac-12
4 at.Arizona State Loss 2-2 (0-1) Pac-12
5 Bye None 2-2 (0-1) Pac-12
6 Arizona Loss 2-3 (0-2) Pac-12
7 at.Oregon Loss 2-4 (0-3) Pac-12
8 at.Washington State Loss 2-5 (0-4) Pac-12
9 USC Loss 2-6 (0-5) Pac-12
10 at.UCLA Loss 2-7 (0-6) Pac-12
11 Stanford Loss 2-8 (0-7) Pac-12
12 Bye None 2-8 (0-7) Pac-12
13 Washington Loss 2-9 (0-8) Pac-12
14 at.Utah Loss 2-10 (0-9) Pac-12

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Akron Win 1-0 (0-0) Big Ten
2 at.UConn Win 2-0 (0-0) Big Ten
3 Eastern Michigan Win 3-0 (0-0) Big Ten
4 Nebraska Loss 3-1 (0-1) Big Ten
5 Bye None 3-1 (0-1) Big Ten
6 at.Minnesota Loss 3-2 (0-2) Big Ten
7 Michigan Loss 3-3 (0-3) Big Ten
8 Wisconsin Loss 3-4 (0-4) Big Ten
9 at.Purdue Loss 3-5 (0-5) Big Ten
10 Rutgers Win 4-5 (1-5) Big Ten
11 at.Michigan State Loss 4-6 (1-6) Big Ten
12 Bye None 4-6 (1-6) Big Ten
13 at.Iowa Loss 4-7 (1-7) Big Ten
14 Northwestern Loss 4-8 (1-8) Big Ten

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 at.Clemson Loss 0-1 (0-1) ACC
2 South Florida Loss 0-2 (0-1) ACC
3 The Citadel Win 1-2 (0-1) ACC
4 Bye None 1-2 (0-1) ACC
5 at.Temple Win 2-2 (0-1) ACC
6 North Carolina Loss 2-3 (0-2) ACC
7 at.Duke Loss 2-4 (0-3) ACC
8 at.Miami Loss 2-5 (0-4) ACC
9 Bye None 2-5 (0-4) ACC
10 Pittsburgh Loss 2-6 (0-5) ACC
11 at.Virginia Loss 2-7 (0-6) ACC
12 Virginia Tech Loss 2-8 (0-7) ACC
13 NC State Loss 2-9 (0-8) ACC
14 Georgia Loss 2-10 (0-9) ACC

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Notre Dame Loss 0-1 (0-0) ACC
2 Eastern Kentucky Win 1-1 (0-0) ACC
3 Western Kentucky Win 2-1 (0-0) ACC
4 at.Florida State Loss 2-2 (0-1) ACC
5 Bye None 2-2 (0-1) ACC
6 Boston College Loss 2-3 (0-2) ACC
7 at.Wake Forest Loss 2-4 (0-3) ACC
8 Clemson Loss 2-5 (0-4) ACC
9 Virginia Loss 2-6 (0-5) ACC
10 Bye None 2-6 (0-5) ACC
11 at.Miami Loss 2-7 (0-6) ACC
12 at.NC State Loss 2-8 (0-7) ACC
13 Syracuse Loss 2-9 (0-8) ACC
14 at.Kentucky Loss 2-10 (0-8) ACC

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 UC-Davis Win 1-0 (0-0) Pac-12
2 at.Washington Loss 1-1 (0-1) Pac-12
3 North Texas Win 2-1 (0-1) Pac-12
4 at.Ole Miss Loss 2-2 (0-1) Pac-12
5 Arizona State Loss 2-3 (0-2) Pac-12
6 at.Oregon Loss 2-4 (0-3) Pac-12
7 Bye None 2-4 (0-3) Pac-12
8 Oregon State Win 3-4 (1-3) Pac-12
9 at.Utah Loss 3-5 (1-4) Pac-12
10 Bye None 3-5 (1-4) Pac-12
11 Washington State Loss 3-6 (1-5) Pac-12
12 USC Loss 3-7 (1-6) Pac-12
13 at.Stanford Loss 3-8 (1-7) Pac-12
14 at.UCLA Loss 3-9 (1-8) Pac-12

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Ball State Win 1-0 (0-0) Big Ten
2 Eastern Illinois Win 2-0 (0-0) Big Ten
3 Ohio State Loss 2-1 (0-1) Big Ten
4 UConn Win 3-1 (0-1) Big Ten
5 at.Michigan State Loss 3-2 (0-2) Big Ten
6 Bye None 3-2 (0-2) Big Ten
7 Rutgers Win 4-2 (1-2) Big Ten
8 at.Maryland Loss 4-3 (1-3) Big Ten
9 at.Nebraska Loss 4-4 (1-4) Big Ten
10 Northwestern Loss 4-5 (1-5) Big Ten
11 Bye None 4-5 (1-5) Big Ten
12 at.Penn State Loss 4-6 (1-6) Big Ten
13 Michigan Loss 4-7 (1-7) Big Ten
14 at.Purdue Loss 4-8 (1-8) Big Ten

Yes-we are a year away from the 2020 College Football season but let’s take a look at the notes from the 2020 SEC Football Schedule.

Key Games from each week

Week 1 (September 5)
Alabama vs USC (Arlington,TX)
Ole Miss vs Baylor (Houston,TX)
Georgia vs Virginia (Atlanta,GA)

These are the only three major games in week one of the 2020 schedule as Alabama, Georgia, and Ole Miss look to get wins over major Power 5 squads.

Week 2 (September 12)
Arkansas at Notre Dame
Auburn vs North Carolina (Atlanta,GA)
Kentucky at Florida
Texas at LSU
Mississippi State at North Carolina State
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Tennessee at Oklahoma

In week two, the speed picks up for multiple SEC squads. Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Tennessee look to improve their records versus big time out of conference foes and Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, and Missouri look to get a headstart on conference play.

Week 3 (September 19)
Georgia at Alabama
Auburn at Ole Miss
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Missouri at South Carolina
Colorado at Texas A&M

The headliner is Georgia heading to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007, which will likely be a game that ESPN’s College Gameday goes to. Key conference games for Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, and South Carolina will likely shape the early goings of 2020 SEC conference play. On another note, Colorado and Texas A&M will face off for the first time since both bolted from the Big 12 in the early 2010s.

Week 4 (September 26)
Texas A&M vs Arkansas (Arlington,TX)
South Carolina at Kentucky
Ole Miss at LSU
Florida at Tennessee

The headliners in week four are the annual Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium between Arkansas and Texas A&M and Ole Miss heading to Death Valley to face LSU. Both games should shape the SEC’s west division in the early goings. Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee should all be teams that will be in the thick of things in the SEC’s east division.

Week 5 (October 3)
Kentucky at Auburn
South Carolina at Florida
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Alabama at Ole Miss
Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Missouri at Tennessee

October starts with a big conference weekend in the SEC. This should celitify the conference standings as October begins.

Week 6 (October 10)
Alabama at Arkansas
LSU at Florida
Auburn at Georgia
Missouri at BYU
Tennessee at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Three protected cross-division rivalries: LSU-Florida, Auburn-Georgia, and Ole Miss-Vanderbilt. This is the first time in forever that the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry (AUB-UGA) will be played in October setting up the SEC East for a tight finish at the end of the season. Missouri heading to BYU is an interesting out of conference game as we will see how the tigers can play out of conference without QB Kelly Bryant.

Week 7 (October 17)
Mississippi State at Alabama
LSU at Arkansas
Texas A&M at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Florida at Ole Miss
Georgia at Missouri

Arkansas and LSU will face off to find out the winner of the Golden Boot in a big week of conference games.

Week 8 (October 24)
Mississippi State at LSU
Kentucky at Missouri
Alabama at Tennessee

The cross-divisional rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee should be a treat from Neyland Stadium as Mississippi State, LSU, Missouri, and Kentucky look to get to bowl games.

Week 9 (October 31)
Tennessee at Arkansas
Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Auburn at Mississippi State
South Carolina at Vanderbilt

Halloween will give us a small slate of conference games but Florida and Georgia will face off as the headliner of the week. So, if you need to plan anything big, this is the week to plan it.

Week 10 (November 7)
Arkansas at Auburn
Alabama at LSU
Missouri at Mississippi State
Georgia at South Carolina
Kentucky at Tennessee
Ole Miss at Texas A&M
Florida at Vanderbilt

Alabama and LSU will likely meet to find out who will have the upper hand in the SEC West as November begins. While there are a ton of conference games, the top teams just need to win these games, as most are irrelevant.

Week 11 (November 14)
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Missouri at Florida
Tennessee at Georgia
Mississippi State at Kentucky
South Carolina at LSU
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M

Ole Miss-Arkansas, Mississippi State-Kentucky headline another big week of conference play as some bottom dwellerrs of the conference look to get into bowl games.

Week 12 (November 21)
Texas A&M at Alabama
LSU at Auburn
Georgia at Kentucky

Auburn and Alabama will play conference foes the week before the Iron Bowl for the first time since 2008. Most likely, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Texas A&M will determine the pecking order in the SEC West.

Week 13 (November 26,28)
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Auburn at Alabama
Florida at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Kentucky at Louisville
Arkansas at Missouri
South Carolina at Clemson
LSU at Texas A&M
Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Obviously it is rivalry week and the two winners of each division will (if have not have been) decided on who will go to the SEC Championship game.

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Indiana State Win 1-0 (0-0) Big 12
2 Coastal Carolina Win 2-0 (0-0) Big 12
3 at.Boston College Loss 2-1 (0-0) Big 12
4 West Virginia Loss 2-2 (0-1) Big 12
5 at.TCU Loss 2-3 (0-2) Big 12
6 Oklahoma Loss 2-4 (0-3) Big 12
7 Bye None 2-4 (0-3) Big 12
8 at.Texas Loss 2-5 (0-4) Big 12
9 Texas Tech Loss 2-6 (0-5) Big 12
10 Kansas State Loss 2-7 (0-6) Big 12
11 Bye None 2-7 (0-6) Big 12
12 at.Oklahoma State Loss 2-8 (0-7) Big 12
13 at.Iowa State Loss 2-9 (0-8) Big 12
14 Baylor Loss 2-10 (0-9) Big 12

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Virginia Loss 0-1 (0-1) ACC
2 Ohio Win 1-1 (0-1) ACC
3 at.Penn State Loss 1-2 (0-1) ACC
4 UCF Win 2-2 (0-1) ACC
5 Delaware Win 3-2 (0-1) ACC
6 at.Duke Loss 3-3 (0-2) ACC
7 Bye None 3-3 (0-2) ACC
8 at.Syracuse Win 4-3 (1-2) ACC
9 Miami Win 5-3 (2-2) ACC
10 at.Georgia Tech Win 6-3 (3-2) ACC
11 Bye None 6-3 (3-2) ACC
12 North Carolina Loss 6-4 (3-3) ACC
13 at.Virginia Tech Win 7-4 (4-3) ACC
14 Boston College Loss 7-5 (4-4) ACC

Here is my first NFL Divisional Preview (AFC East).

Team on the Rise

New York Jets
The only way to go is up after a 4-12 season. New York adds former All-Pro tailback Le’Veon Bell and Linebacker CJ Moseley to a big group of youngsters headlined by second year QB Sam Darnold. The Jets should be New England’s biggest competitor in 2019, as Bell looks to add more talent to the team next summer.

Team on the Decline

Miami Dolphins
Miami was the only team to beat New England last season but ironically, Brian Flores (formerly of the Patriots), comes in and looks to use QB duo Josh Rosen and Ryan Fitzpatrick to the best of the ability. Again, the only way to go is up in South Beach.

Rookie to Watch

Quinnen Williams,DT,New York Jets
Williams was very productive in Nick Saban’s defense at Alabama so why can’t he be at the next level for Adam Gase’s d? Williams is an excellent pass rusher that will help New York challenge New England for an AFC East title.

Player to Watch

Julian Edelman,WR,New England Patriots
2019’s Super Bowl MVP will return as Tom Brady’s top target but he’ll have some help even after All-Pro Tight End Rob Gronkowski retired. New England drafted Arizona State standout N’Keal Harry to pair with Edelman in the receiver room so watch out for this New England receiving core in 2019.

Projected Standings
1.New England Patriots 11-5
2.New York Jets 8-8
3.Buffalo Bills 8-8
4.Miami Dolphins 4-12