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David Teel: No one does early season college football like the ACC
ESPN’s filled Week 1 windows and a 4.36 million-viewer Dublin average helped drive the ACC’s early scheduling push, officials said.
- The ACC is aggressively utilizing Week 0 to position marquee matchups before Labor Day, strategically filling television windows with minimal competition to maximize national viewership.
- Last year's Week 1 schedule, featuring Georgia Tech-Colorado, Florida State-Alabama, and other powerhouse matchups, produced a 68% bump in ACC football viewership, prompting conference leaders to replicate that success.
- High-Profile games include North Carolina versus Texas Christian in Ireland at noon and NC State at Virginia in a 3:30 p.m. ESPN matchup, both offering exclusive television windows.
- Schools view Week 0 games as dress rehearsals before Labor Day, a strategy ACC Senior Vice President for Football Michael Strickland said reflects confidence in the conference's institutions and coaching commitment.
- Future FBS seasons will start two Thursdays before Labor Day, establishing Week 0 as the permanent scheduling standard; ACC officials believe championship teams should play championship schedules.
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