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Louisville football: Initial thoughts on ACC schedule

By Presley Meyer

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 19: Micale Cunningham #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while defended by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 19: Micale Cunningham #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while defended by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Louisville football now knows its ACC football opponents, and I have three knee jerk reactions.

  • Louisville football‘s schedule will be completely overhauled in 2020
  • The Cardinals will face 10 conference foes
  • Louisville will face one yet to be determined in-state foe
  • Clemson football is not on the schedule

The ACC announced, pretty much out of nowhere, on Wednesday that the conference has a plan in place to play a ten conference games, plus one, schedule. That means, for Louisville football, we now know who the Cards will play in 2020.

And, believe me, there are some discrepancies.

Take a look for yourself:

Here is a full breakdown of the changes across the conference, as announced in a press release on Wednesday afternoon.

  • The season’s first games will take place the week of Sept. 7-12
  • The 2020 scheduling model includes 11 games (10 plus one: 10 conference and one non-conference)
  • All non-conference game opponents, selected by the respective school, must be played in the home state of the ACC institution, and all non-conference opponents must meet the medical protocol requirements as agreed upon by the ACC
  • The 11 games will be played over at least 13 weeks with each team having two open dates
  • There will be one division
  • Notre Dame will also play a 10-game conference schedule and be eligible to compete in the 2020 ACC Football Championship Game
  • All television revenue for the 2020 season, including Notre Dame’s home games broadcast by NBC, will be shared equally by all 15 institutions
  • The ACC Football Championship Game will be played on either December 12 or 19 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will feature the top two teams based upon highest conference-game winning percentage
  • All 15 teams will continue to be part of the ACC’s bowl selection process; should Notre Dame win the ACC Football Championship Game they would be eligible for the Orange Bowl, if not selected as a College Football Playoff semifinal team
  • The 2020 ACC Football week-by-week schedule and television selections will be released in the future

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I have some pretty strong opinions on this, so let’s get right to it. Here are three takeaways from the ACC’s newly minted conference schedule.

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