Pitt was one of the ACC teams that suffered a tough bow loss, losing to Toledo in a wild GameAbove Sports Bowl. They finished the season losing their last six games after a 7-0 start. That makes for a very long off-season.
Boston College dropped the Pinstripe Bowl to Nebraska at Yankee Stadium to finish Year 1 of the Bill O’Brien era in Chestnut Hill one game over .500.
The undermanned Hokies were beaten, 24-10, by Minnesota in the Duke's Mayo Bowl and now a huge off-season for Brent Pry begins.
The Yellow Jackets got the full Diego Pavia effect in the Music City Bowl as Vanderbilt closed out a surprising season with a win. Vandy will be in Blacksburg in September in Week 2.
Like a lot of other teams, the Blue Devils were hit hard by the transfer portal for the Gator Bowl which resulted in a lop-sided loss to Ole Miss and former Hokies’ tight end Dae’Quan Felton who had a second-quarter touchdown reception.