Our colleague Chris Low pointed out the teams he is buying and selling heading into 2017, so this is the perfect opportunity to look at the top 5 returning ACC teams and determine whether they are playoff contenders or pretenders.
Next: Virginia Tech
Reasons the Hokies are contenders: General belief was it’d take Justin Fuente some time to return Virginia Tech to a championship level. Reality: It would not. So despite major turnover on offense -- also Fuente’s specialty -- it would be foolish to rule out another season with double-digit wins for the reigning conference coach of the year.