NC/ACC Week Three College Football Preview/Scoreboard
(“This Week In College Football, with David Glenn” show = below)
By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(updated scoreboard below)
The 2024 college football season continues Saturday with an intriguing Week Three schedule, including multiple high-profile matchups involving Atlantic Coast Conference and/or North Carolina-based teams.
Appalachian State and East Carolina, who have played each other only twice as Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) members, will battle in Greenville late Saturday afternoon. The programs’ two previous FBS-level meetings, both won by the Mountaineers, took place in Charlotte (2021) and Boone (2023).
The Mountaineers, who are a two-point favorite over the Pirates, are trying to rebound from a 66-20 shellacking at Clemson last week. ECU, coming off a disastrous 2-10 campaign a year ago, is seeking a 3-0 start this season.
In other games being played this week on North Carolina soil, Wake Forest is hosting #5 Ole Miss, Duke (vs. UConn) and North Carolina (vs. NC Central) are home favorites as they aim for 3-0 starts, and NC State (vs. Louisiana Tech) is hoping to bounce back from its 51-10 curb-stomping at the hands of Tennessee.
Meanwhile, there are only two Top 25-vs.-Top 25 matchups nationally this week, and an ACC team is involved in one of them, with a former NC State and former App State coach leading the opposing team.
When #24 Boston College visits #6 Missouri on Saturday afternoon, it will be first-year coach Bill O’Brien leading the 2-0 Eagles against the 2-0 Tigers of coach Eli Drinkwitz, who was the Wolfpack’s offensive coordinator from 2016 through 2018 and the Mountaineers’ head coach during their 12-1 campaign in 2019.
In other ACC action, California, #10 Miami, Pitt and Virginia all are seeking a 3-0 start while playing on their home field. The Bears and Hurricanes are big favorites against San Diego State and Ball State, respectively, while the Panthers and Cavaliers are slight underdogs against West Virginia and Maryland, respectively.
In another intriguing matchup, 0-2 Florida State will host 2-0 Memphis. The Seminoles were picked to win the ACC but already have lost two conference games, while the Tigers are considered among the best teams in the American Athletic Conference this season.
NC Football Bowl Subdivision (Seven Teams)
(Games Saturday Unless Otherwise Indicated)
NC State 30, Louisiana Tech 20
Appalachian State 21, East Carolina 19
Duke 26, UConn 21
North Carolina 45, NC Central 10
Charlotte 27, Gardner-Webb 26
#5 Ole Miss 40, Wake Forest 6
Atlantic Coast Conference (17 Teams)
NC State 30, Louisiana Tech 20
Memphis 20, Florida State 12
#6 Missouri 27, #24 Boston College 21
#10 Miami 62, Ball State 0
Georgia Tech 59, VMI 7
Pittsburgh 38, West Virginia 34
Duke 26, UConn 21
North Carolina 45, NC Central 10
Virginia Tech 37, Old Dominion 17
#5 Ole Miss 40, Wake Forest 6
Maryland 27, Virginia 13
California 31, San Diego State 10
Open Week: #22 Clemson (1-1), #19 Louisville (2-0), SMU (2-1), Stanford (1-1), Syracuse (2-0)
NC Football Championship Subdivision (Seven Teams)
Delaware 42, North Carolina A&T 13
North Carolina 45, NC Central 10
Charlotte 27, Gardner-Webb 26
Rhode Island 21, Campbell 9
Western Carolina 24, Elon 17
Davidson 42, Point 12
NC Division Two (14 Teams)
Elizabeth City State 20, Erskine 0
Johnson C Smith 52, Lincoln-PA 6
Wingate 21, #12 Delta State 7
#8 Lenoir-Rhyne 38, Tiffin 17
Barton 24, Chowan 20
Livingstone 23, Allen 21
Winston-Salem State 19, Ohio Dominican 13 (OT)
#6 Valdosta State 34, Fayetteville State 0
Catawba 37, Shaw 28
Open Week: Mars Hill (0-1), St Augustine’s (program suspended for 2024), UNC Pembroke (0-2)
NC Division Three (Five Teams)
Averett 27, Greensboro 20
Hampden-Sydney 51, Brevard 30
Ferrum 28, North Carolina Wesleyan 24
Guilford 14, Methodist 12
