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The performance of the week undoubtedly goes to Florida State, who went on the road to No. 7 BYU and 
absolutely manhandled them 54-28.
It was a much needed boost for the ACC considering their recent history against stronger out-of-conference opponents.
Virginia Tech also gave the league some good press, beating No. 19 Nebraska at Lane Stadium 16-15 on a TD pass with 21 seconds left. Also, North Carolina took care of business against East Carolina.
It wasn't all good news though with Maryland losing to subpar MTSU, Virginia dropping one to Southern Miss and Duke getting waxed by No. 22 Kansas.
No. 20 Miami 33, No. 14 GT 17
Jacory Harris lit up the Tech defense to the tune of 280 yards and three TD's, while the defense put the clamps on Nesbitt and company.
For the second week in a row, the Hurricanes took down a ranked opponent. After showing out against Florida State, many were wondering if Harris really had "it" or if the Seminoles' secondary was just that bad. The utter domination he displayed now has those same critics pondering "Harris for Heisman."
The win puts Miami in the driver's seat for a trip to Tampa.
No. 24 UNC 31, ECU 17
The Tar Heels overcame a sluggish start to put the Pirates away behind 227 yards and two TD's from QB T.J. Yates.
The Carolina defense held the ECU offense in check most of the game, and limited them to only 55 yards rushing and three second half points.
A definite bright spot for the offense was the play of the receivers. Coming into the season that was the biggest question mark on offense. But freshman Erik Highsmith had six catches for 113 yards and a score.
Clemson 25, BC 7
The Tigers walked away with a "W" in what turned out to be the longest, and possibly the nastiest, game in school history. C.J. Spiller tallied over 200 all-purpose yards, including a 77-yard punt return for a TD.
But the star of the game was Clemson kicker Richard Jackson, who finished 6-for-6 on field goals, including a 52-yarder in the rain.
Freshman QB Kyle Parker had an off day, and needs to get things in line quick with No. 15 TCU coming to town next Saturday.
No. 22 Kansas 44, Duke 16
Hopes were high for Cutcliffe's crew, and after the first quarter ended tied 7-7, it seemed as if Duke might give the Jayhawks a scare.
But Todd Reesing and company turned things on from that point, outscoring the Blue Devils 34-9 to walk away with this one.
There is a silver lining: this years Duke offense rolled up almost 400 yards against a normally tight Jayhawk defense.
MTSU 32, Maryland 31
I won't use this space to knock the Terrapins. Instead, let's give credit where credit is due—MTSU came to play and did their job. They went yard for yard, and point for point with Maryland the whole game and topped it off with a 19-yard field goal with no time left to grab the win.
It's going to be a long season for the Terps. After a blowout loss to Cal, they narrowly escaped against James Madison and now have 2 losses—all before ACC play has even started.
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