ACC Football News Roundup with Brett Friedlander, Andrew Jones & Gene Galin - 12.23.20

Brett Friedlander (North State Journal) and Andrew Jones (Tar Heel Illustrated) look at the ACC Football Championship game - thoughts ACC Bowl Games - December 29 Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix. Miami vs Oklahoma 5:30 pm - December 30 Duke’s Mayo Bowl WFU vs Wisconsin noon - January 2 Gator Bowl NC State vs Kentucky noon at ESPN New Year’s Six Bowl - Jan 2 Orange Bowl UNC vs Texas A&M 8 pm ESPN Rose Bowl in Arlington Texas - Notre Dame vs Alabama 5 pm Alabama 19 pt favorite Sugar Bowl in New Orleans - Clemson vs Ohio State 8:45 pm Clemson 7 pt favorite ACC teams opting out of Bowls – Virginia, Boston College, Pitt What’s up with FSU? Cancellations? Players opting out of Bowls. Thoughts. Does it make sense? Fan reactions All-ACC Teams – Surprises? Missing? Trevor Lawrence – Heisman worthy? Where’s he going to land up ACC Coach of the Year – thoughts Complete voting totals for 2020 ACC Coach of the Year: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame, 17 Dave Doeren, NC State, 16 Jeff Hafley, Boston College, 9 Dabo Swinney, Clemson, 9 Manny Diaz, Miami, 8 Mack Brown, North Carolina, 5 ACC Coaches on the hot seat Justin Fuente – Hokies Mike Norvell - FSU Dino Babers – Syracuse Geoff Collins – Georgia Tech David Cutcliffe – Duke Scott Satterfield - Louisville How did ACC as a league handle COVID situation? How did ACC teams handle COVID. Best? Worse? ACC Commissioner – Thoughts on new commish Jim Philips , old commish John Swofford Own assessment of a weird season experience