The Miami Hurricanes need some help to make the ACC championship game and College Football Playoff. Here's what Miami football fans should root for.

After a weekend of pivotal games in the race for the ACC title game, the ACC football power rankings are shaken up with a new top-5.

Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

When the second round of College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday, Miami found itself slotted as the top team in the ACC. Because of the placement, the Hurricanes were mocked into CFP bracket projections and graphics as the projected ACC champion as the 11-seed.

There's an obvious reason why ACC executives don't want to see the Duke Blue Devils win the ACC Championship Game this December.

The kickoff time and network for Boston College’s road game at Syracuse in Week 14 has been announced. The two teams will square off on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. ET on The CW. 🚨Game time announcement @ Syracuse 🏟️ JMA Wireless Dome 🕰️ Saturday, Nov. 29 | 3:00 pm EST 📺The CW pic.twitter.com/bnGqjnxXzT

Indiana, Ohio State and Texas A&M -- the last of the unbeatens -- continue to solidify strong résumés as essential locks to reach the CFP. Meanwhile others like Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and a few others are jockeying for position with marquee wins and tricky tests remaining on their schedules.

Virginia Tech's two post-Frank Beamer hires were a coach who had not led a Power 4 program (Justin Fuente) and a first-time head coach (Brent Pry). In Franklin, Virginia Tech gets a proven winner from the Big Ten and SEC, who knows the region extremely well and will be extremely motivated to compete for league titles and CFP appearances.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (1-10, 0-7 ACC) football team fell short of the upset win against the No. 16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-1, 6-1 ACC) 36-34 inside Alumni Stadium on Saturday night.