ACC Kickoff: Players, coaches have fun with virtual reality competition

Virtual reality entertainment continues to rise in 2016. The ACC Digital Network decided to have some fun of its own with the trend by setting up a virtual reality room at its football kickoff event in Charlotte on Thursday.

Players and coaches from Coastal Division teams played Fruit Ninja on the VR headsets and the results were hilarious:

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— Virginia Football (@UVa_Football)

UNC coach Larry Fedora took joy in defeating Ryan Switzer, while Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente wasn't so lucky against Sam Rogers:

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But it's fun to watch him try!

— VT Football (@VT_Football)

We've got some quarterback competition between Miami's Brad Kaaya and Georgia Tech's Justin Thomas:

Justin Thomas slicing his way through virtual reality Fruit Ninja

— GeorgiaTech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB)

ACC Digital Network even kept a leaderboard going all day, although no word on the official results yet:

The ACC Digital Network is keeping a running leaderboard of the virtual reality fruit...

— Andrea Adelson (@aadelsonESPN)

Update: Boston College Myles Willis is the winner after Atlantic Division teams had their turn on Friday:

OFFICIAL RESULTS | Myles Willis of is the VR Champion of !
A message to his fans:

— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN)

ACC Champion Football Coach?

Or actual Fruit Ninja?

Dabo... You've earned both.

— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN)

Award for best Virtual Reality sound effects?

It's DeMarcus Walker... Hands down.

— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN)