Championship week is here.
Beyond the Xs and Os that will define the outcome in Charlotte, there are looming playoff implications based on Saturday’s result.
The winner will be automatically in the College Football Playoff, but there might be active discussions heading into Sunday on how many teams from the ACC are represented.
Sunday’s ACC Championship media Zoom call featured the initial previews from Dabo Swinney and SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee and lobbying for the conference’s multi-bid hopes.
As it stands, SMU is ninth in the CFP top 25, with its only loss of the season coming to BYU, which is ranked 19th.