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RALEIGH, N. Alvin Kamara Saints Jersey .C. -- Theres a lot for the Atlantic Coast Conference to sort out between now and December -- on and off the field.Louisvilles Lamar Jackson and Clemsons Deshaun Watson have the inside track in a compelling Atlantic Division race, and No. 15 Miami sure looks like the team to beat in the Coastal.But the biggest question looming over the league is where those two division winners will meet in the title game, after it was pulled from Charlotte over concerns about a state law that limits the protections of LGBT people.Where, when and how a replacement will be selected and announced is unclear.League athletic directors referred questions about the process to the ACC office, and league officials declined multiple interview requests to discuss the topic.Nobody from the ACC has spoken publicly about it since the leagues council of presidents voted last week at a regularly scheduled meeting to relocate 10 neutral-site championships from North Carolina until the law known as HB2 is repealed.Signed into law earlier this year by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, HB2 requires transgender people to use restrooms at schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. It also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from local and statewide antidiscrimination protections.In announcing the decision to relocate the title game, ACC Commissioner John Swofford said the process of making such a move in only 2+ months our next challenge. The league also must find new homes for the womens basketball and baseball championships, among others.Among the issues that must be addressed:- Making sure there are enough hotel rooms available for the teams, their fans and the conference officials who will attend.- Arranging the activities surrounding the game.- Issuing refunds to those who already purchased game tickets for Charlotte.Certainly, theres a short timeframe in transitioning some of our championships, the football championship logistically being the most difficult, Swofford said. But when youre making decisions on principle, you dont pick and choose in terms of specific championships.Charlotte had been a convenient, successful host the past six years, drawing an average crowd of nearly 70,000. With four ACC teams in the Top 25 -- No. 3 Louisville, No. 5 Clemson, No. 13 Florida State and Miami -- this years matchup figures to be worthy of its prime-time slot on either ESPN or ABC.They put on such a great show, North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said of Charlotte. Fedoras Tar Heels lost to Clemson last year.Now that Charlotte is out, the question everybody is asking is where the game will be held.Swofford said when he announced the move that the ACC had reached out in a small way to potential hosts, saying there were probably limited possibilities while not identifying them.Were not there yet, but we feel like we can move reasonably quickly, he said.They can probably rule out both of the two previous sites in Florida -- Jacksonville and Tampa -- because theyre already booked that weekend: South Florida plays Central Florida in Tampa on Dec. 3, and the NFLs Jacksonville Jaguars play at home on Dec. 4. The ACC title game was played in Jacksonville from 2005-07, then in Tampa for two years before moving to Charlotte.One obvious possibility is Orlando, Florida. That city annually hosts two bowl games with ACC ties -- the Citrus and Russell Athletic bowls have agreements to take its teams -- and this year an opening game between Mississippi and Florida State was played at 65,000-seat Camping World Stadium.A spokesman for Florida Citrus Sports, the group that organizes those games, declined comment, referring all questions to the ACC.The Washington area also could be a candidate. The ACC is no stranger to the metro D.C. area -- its mens basketball tournament was held in downtown Washington in March -- and FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, has hosted a handful of college games, with West Virginia playing BYU there this weekend. Plus, the stadium will be available: The Redskins dont have any home games between Nov. 20 and Dec. 19.When asked about the possibility, team spokesman Tony Wyllie said his focus was solely on the Redskins next opponent, the New York Giants.Another option for the ACC would be to follow the lead of the Pac-12, American Athletic Conference and Conference USA, and play the title game on campus, perhaps at the home field of the highest ranked team. That would put even more at stake for Louisville next week when the Cardinals visit Clemson -- which still must play at Florida State on Oct. 29 to complete the Atlantic Divisions brutal round robin.I dont have any thoughts other than I hope were in the championship. Well go to Pluto and play, wherever, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. 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TWICKENHAM -- This was the most curious of matches. The scoreboard showed a record 58-15 win over Fiji; it was job done but England at times looked vulnerable.Rhyme and reason was sometimes thrown into the cold, November air in a quiet Twickenham. For the first 30 minutes England played with a wonderful fluidity, exploiting Fijian lapses and lack of organisation to rack up a point a minute.But then the England systems started to creak, holes opened and suddenly the intensity had gone. The second half was at times played at walking pace with only momentary bursts from the Fijians and Englands back three interrupting the odd half cooked version of Swing, Low.The question hovering over this game is exactly what Eddie Jones would have learned from a match as, with the best will in the world, England were always going to win.The various close-ups of Jones face which appeared on the two big screens at Twickenham showed the characteristic upturned left eyebrow and the odd shake of the head.He will be pleased with their execution when try-scoring opportunities allowed but will be fuming at their defensive lapses. If they were a six out of 10 last week, you imagine hell offer this a lower mark.There were positives for England and if Jones was to take heart from a handful of performances then Elliot Dalys would be high up. In his first start on the wing since March 2013, and his first for England, he showcased his versatility with a performance of supreme assuredness.He drifted between his left wing berth and operating in the midfield with ease and took his try well. With Fijian kicking a little wayward, the ball rarely bounced around him and the way he popped up in the backline moves while also staying patiently on the wing would have pleased Jones.Alex Goode similarly impressed. His first involvement in the match was to, uncharacteristically, let a ball bounce in front of him but that was the only time he really showed nerves. Bobby Hebert Womens Jersey. Like Daly he was patient for his try and again like Daly he slotted into Englands backline as a playmaker, a dummy runner and the man to carry forward.Mike Brown has real competition for that fullback shirt. Completing the back three was Semesa Rokoduguni in his second cap and he showcased his attacking ability in devastating fashion.He is someone who is a ruthless finisher, a man so comfortable under the high ball and someone who manages to exploit any holes in opposition defences.But under the ever-critical eye of Jones, he will look at how Nemani Nadolo crashed through him - stopping the giant wing is no easy task, mind -- and then his positioning in the build up to the lineout which teed up Fijis second try.These positional nuances can be fixed, hes incredibly talented, but it remains to be seen if Jones wants to marshal that in-camp or ask for improvement back at Bath, restoring Marland Yarde in the process.This was more a match where Jones got to test Englands systems. During the week he talked about how the decision to play Daly on the flank and start Goode ahead of Brown was to build strength in depth ahead of the 2019 World Cup.Those are perhaps the most important lessons. You rarely get a free hit in international rugby but in a bizarre sort of way, these are the sorts of matches where Jones may learn the most.The England players focus, positioning and decision-making were all questioned by Fiji. Their scramble defence also had a work out.Up next is Argentina who will offer a far sterner test and it remains to be seen if Jones keeps the faith with those who were offered the opportunity of laying down their England marker. ' ' '