Are Florida State and Clemson leaving ACC for Big 12? What happened to Big 10 rumors?

EA Sports releases the highly anticipated College Football 25 next week, but Florida State football is wrapped up in another game: the conference realignment rumor mill.

This time, there’s talk around FSU and Clemson leaving the ACC for the Big 12. Yes, that would mean the Seminoles would be conference rivals with Colorado and its head coach, FSU legend Deion Sanders.

The Big 12 might not be as big a prize as the SEC or Big Ten, a favorite for college football forecasters and fans to place the two schools. But as they wage a legal battle with the ACC over its media rights deal, FSU and Clemson might see new reasons to consider the ever-expanding conference, especially if it acquires the private equity funding that could be the schools’ answer to the price of exiting the ACC.

Here’s what we know about the Big 12 rumors and the Florida State and Clemson lawsuits against the ACC:

What are the rumors of FSU and Clemson joining the Big 12?

On July 9, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger released a report from Big 12 football media day about the conference’s expansion so far and what might come next. The conference went from 10 teams in 2022 to 16 in 2024, but after losing Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, Commissioner Brett Yormark said it’s not over yet.

Dellenger put it this way in his story: “‘I guess you could say we are still open for business,’ he said with a smile. ‘This is not time to press pause.'”

Dellenger went on John Kurtz’s YouTube channel afterward and discussed Florida State’s and Clemson’s options, saying he thinks “there’s been at least early conversation between the Big 12 and those schools.”

The discussion also brings up the Big 12’s attempt to bring private equity money into the mix, possibly allowing FSU and Clemson to pay the hefty fee it would cost to exit the ACC’s contracts if it comes to that.

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Author : Tallahassee Democrat

Publish date : 2024-07-13 16:20:31

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