The ACC has issued fines to NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Virginia for violation of the conference's sportsmanship policy. NC State and North Carolina were involved in a postgame fracas over flag planting in Week 14,

The Atlantic Coast Conference fined four of its schools for scuffles that broke out during rivalry week in college football, which had a rash of fights between players who attempted to plant flags and other team symbols on their rivals’ fields.

While the ACC acknowledged the passion inherent in rivalry games, it emphasized that the actions of the teams involved crossed a line. “The ACC considers this matter closed and