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For the first time ever, each of the state鈥檚 four Atlantic Coast Conference teams 鈥� Duke, UNC, N.C. State and Wake Forest 鈥� all qualified for a bowl. East Carolina is also going bowling.

UNC visits Wake Forest on Saturday night in the renewal of a long-running series that has included wild comebacks and video-game scores the past two seasons. This time, the Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 ACC) arrive with a 5-0 record in road games after going 0-5 last year and can clinch the league's Coastal Division title.

Conference realignment has the power to change what college sports look like. The reality is, when a team switches conferences, it doesn鈥檛 impact just one sport. In the crossfire, women鈥檚 sports can be overlooked and become an afterthought.

The Wolfpack would love a second straight milestone victory over the the fifth-ranked Tigers on Saturday night. The two undefeated teams play at Death Valley, where North Carolina State last won 20 years ago.

For the first time ever, the state鈥檚 鈥淏ig Four鈥� Atlantic Coast Conference schools of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Duke -- have all started at least 2-0. And Appalachian State of the Sun Belt Conference pulled off a huge upset by winning at No. 6 Texas A&M.

Last week's UNC vs. Florida A&M football game was more than a season opener for both teams, it heralds an increasing spotlight on HBCUs, even if the financial divide is also growing.

The Tar Heels visit App State. The Wolfpack travels to Greenville. And the Aggies and Eagles clash in Charlotte. College football is back.

Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye led UNC to a 56-24 victory. And when football wasn't happening, one of the coolest shows in the sport took the field to wow the crowd, as FAMU's renowned "Marching 100" kept the energy high.

As the landscape in college sports shifts, the ACC shouldn鈥檛 have to worry about its schools leaving, but as the revenue gap between it and other conferences will only grow wider, anxiety about being left behind figures to build among its member institutions.

The new plan, adopted by the league鈥檚 athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives on Tuesday, will be what the league calls a 3-5-5 model and goes into effect with the 2023 season. All 14 of the ACC鈥檚 football members will have three permanent scheduling partners and play those schools each year.