• Several preseason college football favorites, including Clemson, Florida State, and Penn State, have underperformed in the first half of the season. • Texas quarterback Arch Manning has faced scrutiny for the Longhorns' slow start and inconsistent play. • Coach Bill Belichick's move to North Carolina has been labeled a historic bust, with the team struggling significantly against Power Four opponents.

No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 19 Virginia have climbed to the top of the ACC at the expense of Clemson , Florida State and North Carolina, which head into the heart of the regular season a combined 2-6 in conference play.

The ACC doesn’t have a monopoly on disappointment. Flops, failures and fiascoes dot every Bowl Subdivision conference at the year’s midway point, redrawing a College F

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