As conference play creeps closer, non-conference schedules are finally getting consistently competitive. Teams from two of the nation’s top conferences, the ACC and SEC, are meeting for some promising marquee matchups in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Wednesday’s games are:
- No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 22 Louisville (5 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- Vanderbilt at Miami (5 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
- Virginia Tech at Georgia (5 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
- Florida State at Tennessee (7:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
- Mississippi State at Georgia Tech (7:15 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
- Syracuse at Texas A&M (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Here’s a closer look at two of the games we’ll have our eyes on:
Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech
Neither Mississippi State (8-0) nor Georgia Tech (7-0) have been ranked by the AP at any point this season, but both programs certainly are trending towards that level of recognition. In the most-recent poll, Georgia Tech received the second-most votes of any team that didn’t make the top-25 cut, while Mississippi State was the eighth team off the list. However,…
