CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t hard to spot Ben Overby and James Turner as they weaved through the stands at Saturday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game between No. 16 Virginia and Duke.

They were proudly wearing the purple of their alma mater, James Madison, which could potentially make the College Football Playoff thanks to the Blue Devils’ victory.

“Nothing against UVA,” Turner said excitedly, “but we’re just here to support Duke.”

Consider it a product of this most unlikely of pairings to determine the ACC title — Duke won 27-20 in overtime for its first outright league crown since 1962 — and the league’s uncertain standing for bids to the 12-team CFP. And that meant Saturday’s game attracted its share of curious onlookers, eager to see witness how it all might wo

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