Week 2 - September 6-7, 2013

ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Across Offi cers Early Heisman Showings – In the opening week, a lot of players lived up to their preseason Heisman hype while others made it clear that their names deserve to be included in the conversation as well. threw for 94 yards and President & Chair...... Andrew P. Hertz three after serving his fi rst half suspension in the Aggies’ defeat of Rice, Boyd outperformed another candidate in Chair-Elect...... Luis E. Boué Georgia’s Aaron Murray by throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns and made it look easy as he threw Vice Chair...... Lee. E. Stapleton for 355 yards and fi ve touchdowns in Louisville’s rout of Ohio. While ESPN’s Week 1 leader is Tahj Boyd, he is not the ACC’s Vice Chair...... Michael B. Chavies only Heisman hopeful. After an astonishing performance in the fi rst game of his career, Florida State’s shined Secretary...... Ann E. Pope by throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns on 25 of 27 passes, adding a rushing score as well. Clemson receiver Sammy Treasurer...... Shaun M. Davis Watkins (127 yards, 1 TD) and Miami running back Duke Johnson (186 yards, 1 TD) also had great performances, proving that Immediate Past President/Chair....O. Ford Gibson the ACC has a legitimate shot at winning its fi rst since FSU’s Chris Weinke won it back in 2000. CEO...... Eric L. Poms

No Clear Favorite? - There are many teams this year that would consider themselves contenders for the BCS national Communications Staff championship, but who are the favorites? While Alabama remains at No. 1, Ohio State and Texas A&M also received fi rst place votes in the Coaches Poll. They, along with many others, are eager to make a championship statement. Co-ACC frontrunners Larry Wahl (305) 341-4718 Clemson and Florida State both showed that they too should not be kept out of the title talk after the Tigers out-performed SEC VP, Communications & Community Outreach powerhouse Georgia and Florida State’s freshman , Jameis Winston, proved that he is the real deal. [email protected]

Talk About Upsets – In a BCS record, eight FCS teams took down FBS teams in college football’s opening weekend. Mike Liotta (305) 341-4785 Among them was North Dakota State upsetting Kansas State, but the biggest upset of the weekend was Eastern Washington Communications & Media Intern taking down then-ranked Oregon State. Many may consider it shocking, but not programs like North Dakota State, Eastern [email protected] Washington, Towson and Northern Iowa who were ranked in the FCS preseason top 25. Another FCS power will get the opportunity this weekend when Sam Houston State, which lost to North Dakota State in last year’s national championship, faces Nelson Adams (305) 341-4734 No. 7 Texas A&M in College Station. Communications & Media Intern Across The ACC [email protected]

Movin’ On Up – The Coaches Poll now has three ACC members included in the Top 25 for the fi rst time since the fi fth week of the 2012 season, with three teams on the bubble also receiving votes. After an impressive victory against Georgia, Clemson moves up three spots from No. 8 to No. 5; Florida State’s dominating 41-13 defeat of Pittsburgh moves them up two notches from No. 12 to No. 10; and for the fi rst time in the Al Golden era, the Hurricanes jumped into the Top 25, sitting at No. 24 after ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN blowing out FAU. Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and North Carolina also received votes. PRESS BOXES THIS WEEK Making Some Noise - The Atlantic Coast Conference is on the rise. With Clemson taking down SEC powerhouse Georgia and Florida State and its new star quarterback routing Pittsburgh, the ACC looks to have some serious contenders for not only the BCS national championship, but the Heisman Trophy as well. Tahj Boyd emerged as the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy after a stellar performance against the Bulldogs, throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns to go along with his 42 rushing yards and two rushing scores. Redshirt freshman Jameis Winston lived up to the preseason hype and tossed an incredible 356 yards and four touchdowns while running for one as well. Reigning ACC Rookie of the Year Duke Johnson also made a case for his Heisman candidacy after rushing for 186 yards and a score on 19 carries against FAU. And Tahj Boyd is not the only Heisman hopeful in Clemson; junior wide receiver made a statement while hauling in six catches for 127 and a . Wake Forest at BC...... Don Slesnick & Mario Trueba Florida at Miami...... Art Hertz Friday Night Lights - Wake Forest travels to Chestnut Hill on Friday night to take on Steve Addazio’s Eagles in what will be the Oregon at UVA...... John Crotty & Wayne Schuchts 2013 conference opener for both Atlantic division members. Dating back to 2003, the average margin of victory between the two schools has been just 7.3 points and they have split the last 10 years at fi ve games apiece. This is the second week in a row an ACC team has been featured on a Friday night. *OBC members are easily identifi ed by their Orange jackets

IMPORTANT MEDIA DATES WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING

Sun. Oct. 20 First BCS Standings Released Sun. Dec. 8 BCS Selection Show / Coaches’ Teleconference Matt Murschel 2013 Discover Orange Bowl Online Credential Application Mon. Nov. 3 Fri. Dec. 20 Credential Application / Media Hotel Reservations Closes Opens Mark Schlabach Brad Edwards Stewart Mandel Jerry Palm Brant Parsons

Sat. Dec. 7 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game (ESPN) Sat. Dec. 21 2013 Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic (FSN) Clemson Clemson Florida State Clemson Clemson vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL Michigan Michigan Notre Dame Oklahoma Louisville

Sat. Dec. 28 Afternoon Team Arrivals / HC Press Conferences Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Oregon Oregon Stanford Ohio State Ohio State Sun. Dec. 29 Post-Practice HC / Student Athlete Media Availability Wed. Jan. 1

Mon. Dec. 30 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Coordinators / Student-Athletes Press Conferences Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Michigan Nebraska Tues. Dec. 31 vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Stanford Stanford Oregon Stanford Oregon Thur. Jan. 2 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Head Coaches Press Conference

Thur. Jan. 2 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon South Carolina Georgia South Carolina South Carolina LSU vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Florida State Texas Louisville Louisville Notre Dame Thur. Jan. 2 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Media Party

Fri. Jan. 3 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bud Light Orange Bowl Game Day Fan Zone Texas Oklahoma State Texas Texas Oklahoma vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Louisville Louisville Clemson Fresno State Stanford Fri. Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. Discover Orange Bowl Weekend Watch List Orange Bowl in the NFL Wake Forest at Boston College Friday, September 6, 8:00 p.m. Without a doubt, the Discover Orange Bowl is a trademark of the holidays in South Florida, but mainly a showcase of nationally talent. Seven of the National Football League’s current quarterbacks have played in the The Demon Deacons and the Eagles will face Discover Orange Bowl or the Discover BCS National Championship at its site. Although only fi ve of the seven walked each other for the 11th straight season on Friday away bowl winners, the Classic has produced some of the League’s fi nest: (Denver Broncos), Tom night. Boston College looks to avenge last Brady (New England Patriots), (Arizona Cardinals), (St. Louis Rams), year’s loss to Wake Forest with Steve Addazio (Indianapolis Colts), (), and EJ Manuel (Buffalo Bills). at the helm as the Demon Deacons march Of the seven, Manning was fi rst to join the Orange Bowl legacy. In 1998, he served as quarterback for into Chestnut Hill behind fourth-year starting Tennessee when they played Nebraska. Although Tennessee’s efforts were not good enough to win the title, Manning’s quarterback Tanner Price. 5-yard touchdown strike in the third quarter was a moment to remember as he cut the defi cit to 28-9 before losing the game 42-17. No. 9 Florida at No. 24 Miami Two years later, Tom Brady led Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl to a victory against Alabama. Michigan Saturday, September 7, 12:00 p.m. trailed Alabama into the third quarter, 28-14, until Brady tossed a touchdown pass and made possible a run for another, causing the fi rst overtime in Orange Bowl History; neither team scored in the fourth. Tom Brady and the Wolverines Sunshine State rivals square off at high noon in ended up winning by a point; 35-34. South Florida as Al Golden’s Hurricanes look to In 2003, Carson Palmer helped the University of Southern California see a victory as well. While playing make a statement for their school and the ACC. Iowa, the Heisman Trophy Winner threw for 303 yards and led scoring drives of 61, 79, 80, 85 and 91 yards before This will be the 55th meeting between the two walking away with Most Outstanding Player honors and the 38-17 win. in-state rivals, with the last meeting resulting in a Sam Bradford actually played in the BCS National Championship in 2009 as an Oklahoma Sooner. Bradford 26-3 Gator victory back in 2008. Early Heisman faced fellow Heisman Trophy winner of the Florida Gators, but it was Tebow that led his team to owning the candidate Duke Johnson and the ‘Canes have a title with a 24-14 win. Nevertheless, Oklahoma set a modern record that year with 702 points in the season and scored big test ahead of them. at least 60 points in each of its last fi ve games. In 2011, Andrew Luck led Stanford to a 40-12 win over Virginia Tech and their fi rst ever BCS bowl victory. No. 3 Oregon at Virginia Like Palmer, Luck earned the game’s Most Outstanding Player honors after passing for 287 yards, four touchdowns Saturday, September 7, 3:30 p.m. and setting a Discover Orange Bowl record of a 78.3 percent completion percentage. The following year, Geno Smith saw West Virginia to a record breaking victory over Clemson of 70-33. Not Heisman hopeful and the Ducks only did the Mountaineers’ 70 points set an all-time bowl record, but the past Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance cruised to an easy 66-3 victory last week over participant’s six touchdown passes set a Discover Orange Bowl record and tied all-time bowl records as well. Smith Nicholls State and Virginia squeaked by BYU 19- also threw for 407 yards and broke Tom Brady’s Orange Bowl record for most passing yards in a game. 16. Oregon travels to the East Coast for the fi rst Most recently, the Discover Orange Bowl saw EJ Manuel throw for 291 yards for Florida State in the 2013 time since 1977, but their FBS leading 15-game Discover Orange Bowl to become just the second quarterback to go 4-0 in bowl games. The Seminoles have won fi ve road winning streak proves that they are up for consecutive bowl games, but Manuel helped make this 31-10 victory over Northern Illinois their fi rst win in a BCS bowl the challenge. since 2000.

No. 6 South Carolina at No. 12 Georgia Saturday, September 7, 4:30 p.m. Orange Bowl Launches TeamTix For 2014 Game Two SEC beasts go head to head as the The Orange Bowl has launched ticketing system TeamTix for the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl. TeamTix are not actual Gamecocks and Bulldogs kick off their 2013 conference schedules. Although this game will tickets, but paid reservations to purchase tickets at face value. In order to do so, the team that the customer lists will give either team an advantage in the SEC East, make it to the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl must actually qualify. The price of the TeamTix is not deducted from the face Georgia has overcome losses to South Carolina value of the tickets, but is paid prior and in addition to the actual ticket. Refunds are not available if the team does not the last two years to win the division. qualify.

When selecting a team, customers must also choose one of four seating zones: Club Sideline ($250), Lower Sideline Syracuse at No. 20 Northwestern ($225), Club End Zone ($175), and Upper Level End Zone 4-Packs ($299). Unlike the actual tickets with a face value, Saturday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. TeamTix prices can fl uctuate. Initial TeamTix prices are set by the Orange Bowl, but after the fi rst set has sold out, prices will be determined by market demand and season team performance. ACC newcomer Syracuse has a tough road test ahead of it as the Orange travel to Evanston, An additional feature of the system is the ability to bid for TeamTix – not actual tickets. The bidding market is open Illinois to face the Wildcats. Quarterback Drew around the clock and simply requires a current TeamTix owner to accept a bid-to-buy for his/her offer-to-sell. If a bid is Allen and the Orange look to improve their not matched, the customer’s money will be refunded to their “wallet,” an online account, and can be withdrawn at any offense in week two as they go up against a time. TeamTix can also be sold at any point up until BCS Selection Sunday on December 8, 2013. Northwestern defense that allowed over 500 yards of offense to California.

No. 16 Texas at BYU Saturday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. Photo of the Week USA Todayy Coaches Poll

The 16th ranked Texas Longhorns roll into Provo 1. Alabama (58) to face the Cougars who ranked third nationally 2. Ohio State (3) last year in total defense. With a win over BYU, 3. Oregon Mack Brown would tie Woody Hayes for 10th on 4. Stanford the NCAA all-time coaches victories list. Brown has 237 career victories. 5. Clemson 6. South Carolina 7. Texas A&M (1) West Virginia at No. 15 Oklahoma 8. Louisville Saturday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. 9. Florida The Mountaineers travel to Norman for the fi rst 10. Florida State time since 1982 to face the Sooners in the fi rst 11. LSU Big 12 matchup of the year. Last season saw 12. Georgia a 99-point shootout between the two in which Oklahoma came away with a one-point victory; 13. Notre Dame 50-49. 14. Oklahoma State 15. Oklahoma No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan 16. Texas Saturday, September 7, 8:00 p.m. 17. Michigan 18. UCLA ESPN’s College GameDay makes its second stop of the season in Ann Arbor for the 41st 19. Nebraska meeting between Notre Dame and Michigan. The 20. Northwestern rivalry dates all the way back to 1887 in which 21. Wisconsin the Wolverines hold a 23-16-1 lead. Last year’s The Discover Orange Bowl’s last two winning quarterbacks have been 22. USC BCS runner-up has dropped 12 of its last 16 road named the starting quarterback for their respective prodessional teams 23. Washington openers but look to turn that fact around as they in Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season. FSU’s EJ Manuel will start his rookie face a Michigan team that last week scored its season under center for the Buffalo Bills while West Virginia’s Geno Smith 24. Miami most points in a season opener since 1905. won the starting job in New York as the Jets’ fi eld general. 25. TCU