At long last, college football returns! In this episode of The Preferred Walk-Ons Podcast, the show looks at the results from Week 0 and previews the most important games taking place over Labor Day weekend.

That includes a full preview of the ACC slate. Wake Forest and NC State kick off the year with matchups against Elon and UConn on Thursday, Aug. 31, followed by Miami vs. Miami of Ohio and Louisville at Georgia Tech on Friday, Sept. 1.

Boston College (Northern Illinois), Virginia (Tennessee), Pitt (Wofford), Syracuse (Colgate), North Carolina (South Carolina), and Virginia Tech (ODU) are up on Saturday, Sept. 2. Florida State faces LSU on Sunday, Sept. 3 and Clemson plays at Duke on Monday, Sept. 4 to wrap up the first weekend of football.

In this episode...

  • The end of an era on ESPN's College Gameday (0:00-7:57)
  • Top takeaways from Week 0 games (7:57-19:19)
  • Our predictions for every ACC game in Week 1 (19:19-48:03)
  • Our best bets and intriguing storylines for every Top 25 game (48:03-1:15:17)

TheSabre.com presents The Preferred Walk-Ons Podcast, a college sports podcast through the lens of the ACC. Michael McGraw, a University of Virginia graduate and fan, and Michael Shutt, a life-long NC State fan, both grew up watching the ACC and have insights on the history and present of the conference ... plus plenty of healthy ABC – (Anybody But Carolina) bias.

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