Miami's opening matchup against Stanford is getting the respect it rightfully deserves

ACC Network announced its ACC Huddle travel schedule for the opening weeks of the season, and Miami's Sept. 4 game at Stanford is part of the network's first wave of onsite coverage. The game is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Miami's Week 1 trip to Stanford lands among ACC Network's first major stops

The official ACC Huddle road schedule begins in Week 0 with NC State at Virginia in Charlottesville on Aug. 29. Week 1 includes live onsite coverage from Stanford for Miami's Friday night game, Berkeley for UCLA at Cal on Saturday and Tallahassee for SMU at Florida State on Labor Day. The show then heads to Atlanta for Tennessee at Georgia Tech in Week 2 and Clemson for North Carolina at Clemson in Week 3.

The opening matchup against Stanford is Miami's first chance to show that last year's national championship game run can carry into a new season.

The Week 1 game is also a no-brainer decision for the ACC as Miami is one of the biggest draws in the sport after last season.

The Hurricanes ranked No. 19 nationally in regular-season average viewership on Nielsen-rated networks last season at 3.425 million viewers per game, making them one of only two ACC teams in the top 20. Miami's opener against Notre Dame drew 10.8 million viewers on ABC, its win over Florida drew 6.46 million and its victory at Florida State drew 6 million. The postseason was strong too as Miami's four CFP games averaged 19.9 million viewers, and was capped by 30.1 million viewers for the national championship game against Indiana.

ACC Huddle will move to weekly selections starting in Week 4, so Miami will have more chances to draw the show. Miami follows with Florida A&M at home, Wake Forest on the road and Central Michigan at home before visiting Clemson on Oct. 3.

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