Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference:

Game of the week

Virginia (1-0) at N.C. State (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN2).

N.C. State is a charter member of the league while Virginia joined months later in December 1953, pairing the bordering-state programs for a long run of league matchups. Only this time, it’s a nonconference matchup that won’t count in the league standings with the schools adding the game outside the ACC’s scheduling rotation.

The Wolfpack (1-0) had a strong start before holding on late to beat East Carolina, while the Cavaliers (1-0) won in a romp against Coastal Carolina in a year where the pressure is on fourth-year coach Tony Elliott to reach a bowl game. Both are programs picked to finish in the second half of the 17-team league (N.C. State

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