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College football Week 8: 5 sneaky good games of the week

By Ethan Lee

MEMPHIS, TN - OCTOBER 13: Darrell Henderson #8 of the Memphis Tigers runs against the Central Florida Knights on October 13, 2018 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Central Florida defeated Memphis 31-30. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - OCTOBER 13: Darrell Henderson #8 of the Memphis Tigers runs against the Central Florida Knights on October 13, 2018 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Central Florida defeated Memphis 31-30. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA OCTOBER 13: Duke football helmets on the sideline during the game between Georgia Tech and Duke on October 13th, 2018 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA OCTOBER 13: Duke football helmets on the sideline during the game between Georgia Tech and Duke on October 13th, 2018 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

5. Virginia vs. Duke

At the moment, the Duke Blue Devils are 5-1 on the season and 1-1 against ACC teams. The Virginia Cavaliers are experiencing similar success and are 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Both of these teams are in rather interesting positions and could vastly overachieve this year with a few more notable wins.

This game could honestly impact that ACC championship game if enough craziness around the conference happens. As of right now, the Cavaliers control their destiny in the ACC Coastal and they even have a manageable schedule up ahead of them.

After this weekend, Virginia has games against North Carolina, Pitt, Liberty, at Georgia Tech, and then at Virginia Tech. Duke’s schedule is a bit more challenging than that, but the Blue Devils could still dictate what happens in there if they can keep winning.

These two college football teams have similar amounts of offensive output and similar amounts of defensive control in their games. Neither team looks all that impressive on paper, but the fact of the matter is both teams have found ways to win to get to this point. Duke is about to be bowl eligible and Virginia isn’t that far behind.

Watch Virginia vs. Duke on the ACC Network at 11:30 a.m. Central Time.

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