Duke's Snub, Belichick's Start, Clemson's Fight | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

Duke’s ACC title last year still stings—despite winning in overtime, they were snubbed from the playoff, sparking outrage from coach and SMU’s head man, who argues conference champs deserve a spot. Duke’s coach blasts the tiebreaker system as a popularity contest, and while the ACC’s new analytics-based rules would’ve kept them out of the title game, he insists their wins matter more than stats. Meanwhile, Bill Belichick’s first year at UNC was a crash course in college football’s chaos—losing more than winning, but he’s now seeing real progress and admits he’s actually enjoying coaching at…