Week 0 Preview: ACC Football Begins 2025 Season with Stanford at Hawai’i

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will open the 2025 faculty soccer season beneath the lights in Honolulu, as Stanford faces Hawai’i in a primetime Week 0 matchup on Saturday, August 23, at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
 
The recreation marks the primary journey to Hawai’i by an ACC member since Virginia performed within the 2000 O’ahu Bowl.
 
Saturday, August 23 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Stanford at Hawaii
Series: Stanford leads, 4-0
Last assembly: Stanford, 37-24 (2023)
CBS: Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
School Radio Feed: Stanford
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 84
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 84
 
Stanford enters the 2025 season beneath interim head coach Frank Reich, who will likely be making his collegiate teaching debut. Reich, the previous head coach of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers, inherits a Stanford crew that went 3-9 in 2024. However, the Cardinal will return 14 starters and 75 lettermen to the roster in 2025.
 
Last season, the Cardinal had 5 video games determined by three factors or fewer, going 2-3 with a degree differential of -4 in these contests. Freshmen accounted for greater than 85 % of Stanford’s speeding yards from operating backs in 2024, which was the second-highest complete in FBS soccer final 12 months, trailing solely fellow ACC member Louisville.
 
Hawai’i went 5-7 in 2024, together with a 3-4 mark in Mountain West play, beneath head coach Timmy Chang. The Rainbow Warriors averaged greater than 300 yards per recreation by the air in 2024 after shifting to a Run and Shoot offense beneath Chang, who’s Hawai’i’s all-time main passer. The conflict with the Cardinal marks the Warriors’ first-ever conflict in opposition to an ACC opponent.
 
About the 2025 ACC Football Championship Game
Tickets for the 2025 ACC Football Championship Game are on sale now at Ticketmaster and theACC.com, with costs beginning at simply $65. The recreation will kick off at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, Saturday, December 6, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
Fans on the lookout for an elevated expertise can discover premium seating choices within the Gridiron Club and The Vault, which embrace all-inclusive hospitality, enhanced gameday facilities, and postgame on-field entry. Premium packages can be found now at theACC.com/tickets.
 
Exclusive group pricing can also be out there, beginning at $30 for teams of 10 or extra, together with distinctive on-field alternatives. For particulars, go to theACC.com/teams or contact [email protected].