ACC Releases Early Season Television Schedule

This week's news stories:

A 40-foot sinkhole recently appeared at Austin Peay's football stadium.  Full story here.

According to recently publicized federal tax records for fiscal year 2013, the Big Ten Conference earned more money than any other college sports league.  In that fiscal year, the Big Ten earned  $318.4 million.  Full story here.

The State Employees Association of North Carolina, which is a union for public sector workers, will allow scholarship college athletes at public universities to join its organization as state employees.  The decision affects athletes who play for seventeen public universities, including UNC and N.C. State, throughout North Carolina.  Full story here.

The University of Oklahoma has announced plans to renovate Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.  Full story here.     

Houston Cougars head coach Tony Levine has agreed to a new five-year contract.  Levine will coach the Cougars through 2018.  Full story here.

CBSSports.com reports that Big Ten teams have been recruiting more players from outside the league's nine-state geographic footprint.  Full story here. 

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Earlier today the Atlantic Coast Conference released its early season television schedule.  Most of the games on this list will be televised on the ESPN family of networks.  Some notable non-conference games on this list include Clemson vs. Georgia, Florida State vs. Oklahoma State, UCLA vs. Virginia, Virginia Tech at Ohio State, and USC vs. Boston College.  On Monday, September 1st, Miami (FL) will play Louisville in the first league game of the ACC's 2014 season.  Louisville will be admitted to the ACC on July 1st as a replacement for Maryland, which will leave to join the Big Ten on the same day.  


2014 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE EARLY SEASON SCHEDULE

All Times Eastern.  Game dates and times are subject to change. 

Thursday, Aug. 28

Wake Forest at Louisiana-Monroe – 7:00 PM, ESPNU

Friday, Aug. 29

Villanova at Syracuse – 7:30 PM, ESPN3

Saturday, Aug. 30

Boston College at Massachusetts – TBA
Clemson at Georgia – TBA
Delaware at Pittsburgh – Noon, ESPN3
Elon at Duke – 6:00 PM, ESPN3
Florida State vs. Oklahoma State – 8:00 PM, ABC (neutral site, Arlington, Texas)
Georgia Southern at NC State – 12:30 PM, ACC Network
Liberty at North Carolina – 6:00 PM, ESPN3
UCLA at Virginia – Noon, ESPN
William & Mary at Virginia Tech – 3:30 PM, ESPN3
Wofford at Georgia Tech – 12:30 PM, RSN

Monday, Sept. 1

Miami (FL) at Louisville – 8:00 PM, ESPN

Friday, Sept. 5

Pittsburgh at Boston College – 7:00 PM, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 6

Duke at Troy – 7:00 PM, TBA
Florida A&M at Miami (FL) – 7:00 PM, ESPN3
Gardner-Webb at Wake Forest – 6:30 PM, ESPN3
Georgia Tech at Tulane – TBA
Murray State at Louisville – 7:00 PM, ESPN3
Old Dominion at NC State – 6:00 PM, ESPN3
Richmond at Virginia – 3:30 PM, ESPN3
San Diego State at North Carolina – 8:00 PM, ESPNews
South Carolina State at Clemson – 12:30 PM, ACC Network
The Citadel at Florida State – 7:30 PM, RSN
Virginia Tech at Ohio State – 8:00 PM, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 13

Arkansas State at Miami (FL) – 3:30 PM, ESPNU
East Carolina at Virginia Tech – Noon, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech – Noon, RSN
Kansas at Duke -3:30 PM, RSN
Louisville at Virginia – 12:30 PM, ACC Network
NC State at USF – TBA
Pittsburgh at FIU – TBA
Syracuse at Central Michigan – TBA
USC at Boston College – 8:00 PM, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Wake Forest at Utah State – 7:00 PM, CBS Sports Network