The ACC released the conference opponents for each team during the 2026 football season on Tuesday as it begins the move to a 9-game schedules. However, the most notable nugget of information may have been a single line tucked into the release announcing they will have an updated tiebreaker policy for 2026.

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Florida State’s 2026 ACC football opponents were announced Tuesday, with FSU playing an eight-game conference schedule. The Seminoles will host Clemson, NC State, SMU and Virginia and will travel to Boston College, Louisville, Miami and Pitt.

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The 2026 football season is going to be a "transition year" for the ACC as it shifts toward a model where every league member will play nine conference games and at least 10 games against Power Four foes.

However, Beard's old role reportedly will not stay vacant for long. Missouri State is naming SMU offensive coordinator Casey Woods its next coach on a five-year contract, according to a Thursday afternoon report from Pete Thamel of ESPN.

The ACC also wants to explore reducing or eliminating the weekly release of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top 25 rankings