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The ACC may have secured Florida State and Clemson with a new revenue-sharing deal this week, but the agreement may have only slowed the approach to another round of conference realignment in major college football.
The ACC’s D-Day has been delayed to 2030 thanks to a compromise reached by the schools and the ACC. It includes a significant tweak to a hefty exit fee that will drop to $75 million in the summer of 2030. Simply put, if a program wishes, it has six years to raise the funds necessary to bolt for another conference. Meanwhile, the ACC has bought itself some time and has six years to strengthen its position in the media market.
For now, all is well in the ACC. The conference, Florida State and Clemson have agreed to drop their lawsuits, and the schools have opted to remain in the conference after a two-year stand-off that played out like a soap opera in courtrooms and the media.
For those unaware, a quick refresher: Florida State and Clemson have been unhappy with their revenue shares from the ACC as rivals in the SEC and Big Ten saw their paydays skyrocket. The ACC powerhouses believed they couldn’t remain competitive against the upper echelon under the ACC’s equal revenue sharing plan, so they explored an exit strategy from the conference.
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2025-03-05 16:24:00
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