The New ACC Football Scheduling Model: The Upside And The Downside

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There will be fewer matchups between Virginia Tech and UNC in the near future. (Ivan Morozov)

On Tuesday, the ACC announced a new scheduling format for football. No more Coastal Chaos. Beginning in 2023, the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions will be no more as the league moves to a 3-5-5 scheduling format. Like most fanbases in the ACC, there’s both good and bad news for Virginia Tech football fans.

From 2023 through 2026, each ACC program will have three annual opponents they will play every year. The other teams in the league will rotate, and in the end, every team will be guaranteed to play every other league member twice over a four-year stretch.

Virginia Tech’s annual opponents during that four-year stretch are Virginia, Wake Forest and Pitt. The Hokies will play the Cavaliers, Demon Deacons and Panthers every year, while the other 10 teams in the league will be part of the rotation. There are pluses and minuses to this scheduling format, which we’ll get into in today’s article.

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