ACC spring overreactions: Recharged Clemson eyes return to CFP summit, Georgia Tech has top QB depth

Spring practice is in the books across college football, and now that the spring transfer portal window has closed we can take a look at each team with a refreshed idea of what has happened and what to expect moving forward. With more than 100 days until the opening kickoff of the year, there will be plenty of time for sensible, level-headed analysis regarding each team’s potential and expectations. 

But this is not that time. 

No, this is the time for overreacting. With no more practice updates or roster changes for at least three months this is a penalty-free time to go way over the top with reactions to what has transpired since the end of last season. We have gone through each of the 17 ACC teams to find one talking point worthy of an overreaction, sometimes focusing on coaching changes or the transfer portal, but in some cases taking stock of where a team is positioned in terms of the conference or national picture. 

The Eagles are better off without Thomas Castellanos: Bill O’Brien decided to move on from the multi-year starter at quarterback nine games into the year, naming Grayson James the starter for the conclusion of the season. Castellanos followed that up by announcing his intentions to move on, and he landed at Florida State in the winter portal window. 

O’Brien took over late in the offseason calendar as a result of Jeff Hafley’s exit to the NFL in late January, so to not only guide the team to a 7-6 debut but do so with awkward timing and a midseason quarterback…


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Author : Chip Patterson

Publish date : 2025-05-09 17:57:00

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