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The conference will kick off its portion of the bowl season on December 26th (4:30) as North Carolina faces Pittsburgh in what should be a great Meineke Car Care Bowl.  The same night at 8:00 the Boston College Golden Eagles will face the Trojans of Southern California.  December 27th will serve as a post Christmas treat as Clemson will battle Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.  The Hurricanes of Miami will face a rugged Wisconsin squad on December 29th in front of a prime time audience at the Champs Sports Bowl.  Virginia Tech will face the defensive minded Tennessee Volunteers on New Years Eve at 7:30 in what is sure to be a slug fest.  The Florida State Seminoles will battle West Virginia on New Year’s Day in legend Bobby Bowden’s last game at the Gator Bowl.  In the conference’s lone BCS appearance, Georgia Tech will look to run the ball in the teeth of the Iowa defense on January 5th at the Orange Bowl. Look to Football-Bowl.com for the complete 2009-2010 bowl schedule.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated the Clemson Tigers in a highly contested battle for the ACC Championship.  In the 39-34 victory Josh Nesbitt bounced back from an ankle injury in a big way throwing for 136 yards and rushing for 103 yards.  He had a touchdown on the ground and in the air.  Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two scores on 24 carries.  Clemson RB CJ Spiller showed why he is one of the best players in the nation and likely a high pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.  Spiller ran for a whopping 233 yards and 4 touchdowns in the loss.  The loss sends Clemson to the Music City Bowl to face Kentucky.  Georgia Tech will face the Iowa Hawkeyes on January 5th in the 2010 Orange Bowl while the entire college bowl schedule can be found online for the other ACC teams in bowl games this season.

With Bobby Bowden having announced his retirement this week, the FSU administration and the ACC are looking to let him go out on his own terms. The ACC and Florida State are currently working with the Gator Bowl to ensure that Bobby Bowden’s final game as head coach is not only in the state of Florida, but also against his former team, the West Virginia Mountaineers, who he coached from 1970-1975.

The Gator Bowl is set to be played on January 1st, 2010 with a 1 pm kickoff on CBS according to the college football bowl schedule.

The ACC had a very bad weekend as both Championship game participants were defeated at the hands of SEC schools.  Georgia Tech lost at home to Georgia while Clemson was thoroughly dominated at rival South Carolina.  The losses take some of the luster off of this weekend’s ACC Championship game.  However, a BCS game is still on the line as #10 Georgia Tech will face now unranked Clemson.  The only other ranked ACC team is Virginia Tech who stands in at #12.  The Hokies whipped rival Virginia 42-13. Meanwhile, ACC fans can find great sports gifts including Fatheads and sports Snuggies online at Sports-Shop.com.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continue the lead the conference in the BCS rankings coming in at #7.  Georgia Tech comes off a bye week to face in-state rival Georgia.  Virginia Tech moved up one slot to #14 following their 38-10 thrashing of NC State.  The Hokies travel to in state rival Virginia.  The 8-3 Hurricanes of Miami had a rough time with Duke but pulled away for a 34-16 victory.  Miami will have a tough test as they face South Florida on their home turf.  Clemson moved up from #23 to #18 after defeating Virginia 34-21.  The Tigers will face a tough test as they travel to arch rival South Carolina on the 28th.  North Carolina entered the rankings at #24 following a 31-13 victory at BC.  The Tar Heels travel to NC State and the latest bowl projections have UNC facing Tennessee in the Music City Bowl on December 27th.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets held at #7 following their destruction of Duke.  QB Josh Nesbitt and RB Jonathan Dwyer dominated the game combining for 5 touchdowns on the afternoon.  The Yellow Jackets will be off until November 28th when they battle in-state rival Georgia in a non-conference matchup.  Virginia Tech moved up to #15 from 21 with their dominating victory over Maryland.  The Hokies host North Carolina State this week.  The Hurricanes of Miami dropped 6 slots to #20 after their disappointing loss at North Carolina.  Miami hosts Duke this week which should be an easy victory.  Clemson entered the rankings at #23 following their impressive victory at NC State.  The Tigers look to stay in the rankings when they host Virginia on the 21st.

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