With spring games wrapping up we shift our focus to the upcoming 2022 college football season for the ACC.
There are plenty of questions still left to be answered. It was a down year for the Clemson Tigers after they missed out on the conference title game for the first time since 2014 as North Carolina State took on Pitt. Do the Tigers rebound and reclaim the conference crown?
On the topic of NC State and Pitt, do they repeat their seasons or was it more of an aberration? The North Carolina Tar Heels have their own questions starting with the quarterback situation, who takes the reigns after multi-year starter Sam Howell heads to the NFL.
We break down the biggest question for each conference school, kicking it off with Boston College and the ACC Atlantic division.
ACC Atlantic: Boston College Eagles
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How does the offense look under John McNulty?
The Eagles’ offense will be led once again by quarterback Phil Jurkovec in 2022. He heads into year three at Boston College after two seasons with Notre Dame. Jurkovec only played in six games before an injury during the season. The big storyline for BC will revolve around the new playcaller, John McNulty. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as the tight ends coach for Notre Dame and hasn’t called an offense since 2019 with Rutgers. – Patrick Conn, College Wire Regional Editor
ACC Atlantic: Clemson Tigers
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DJ Uiagalelei vs Cade Klubnik
The biggest question mark heading into next season for Clemson football is easily the quarterback situation. While I believe there is no doubt that DJ Uiagalelei will be the starter come week one, there is no telling who will be under center for the Tigers at the end of the season. Mechanics have been the biggest problem for Uiagalelei since he arrived on campus, and from what we gathered this spring, it doesn’t look like much improvement has been made in that department.
For Cade Klubnik, on the other hand, there is still a lot of…