There are not any true surprises with the release of schedules now as opponents are set so far in advance. The only change comes when the dates are released.
Yet when a game is played, and the difficulty of games that precede and follow it, can have a large impact on championship races. Clemson and Florida State meet late in the season, but both were given early season challenges from the conference. Miami is looking to rebound, but now we know that won’t happen if it can’t survive October.
Andrea Adelson and Jared Shanker go back and forth on how a few scheduling items might impact the ACC divisional races in 2016.