Move aside FSU, the writers have spoken.
At day one of the ACC Kick-Off, media members voted on their favorites to win ACC Football title and Clemson was the top vote-getter.
Here are the complete results:
ACC Championship Votes
1. Clemson – 84
2. Florida State – 41
3. Georgia Tech – 20
4. Virginia Tech – 7
5. North Carolina – 3
6. Miami – 2
7. NC State – 1
Atlantic Division
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Clemson (101) – 1,032
2. Florida State (56) – 992
3. Louisville (1) – 746
4. NC State – 673
5. Boston College – 473
6. Syracuse – 291
7. Wake Forest – 217
Coastal Division
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Georgia Tech (96) – 991
2. Virginia Tech (44) – 841
3. Miami (7) – 632
4. Duke (4) – 615
5. North Carolina (4) – 590
6. Pitt (3) -535
7. Virginia -220
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was just recently cleared to fully begin football activities after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right knee, was voted pre-season ACC player of the year.
ACC Player of the Year
1. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson – 69
2. James Conner, RB, Pitt – 46
3. Justin Thomas, QB, Georgia Tech – 13
t-4. Jalen Ramsey, CB Florida State – 7
t-4. Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami -7
t-6. Marquise Williams, QB, North Carolina – 6
t-6. Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech – 6
8. Tyler Boyd, WR, Pitt – 3
9. Jacoby Brissett, QB, NC State – 1