Wake Forest, Syracuse to open 2027 season in Toronto as ACC continues to expand internationally

Wake Forest and Syracuse will open the 2027 college football season in Week 0 in Toronto, the schools and ACC announced Thursday morning.The ACC contest, which will air on either ABC or ESPN, will kick off either Aug. 28 (a Saturday) or Aug. 29 (a Sunday) with either ABC or ESPN televising. Although Syracuse (3-9 in 2025) is located only 250 miles from Toronto, Wake Forest is designated as the home team. Wake Forest, which was 9-4 last fall, averaged 29,433 fans per home game during the 2025 season. The teams last met in the 2023 regular-season finale.Advertisement