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ACC commissioner Jim Phillips vows to protect league amid Clemson, Florida State lawsuits
The Atlantic Coast Conference's litigation with Clemson and Florida State has taken its toll on commissioner Jim Phillips. So much so, Phillips presented a more forceful tone during his commissioner's forum at the ACC Football Kickoff on Monday. He called the respective lawsuits "extremely damaging, disruptive and incredibly harmful" to the conference and stated each member school "willingly" signed the grant-of-rights agreements and "eagerly" agreed to the league's current TV contract.
Friedlander: No more Mr. Nice Guy ... it's about time Jim Phillips took the gloves off and started swinging
CHARLOTTE, NC – The battle lines were drawn even before Florida State filed suit against the ACC and its restrictive media grant of rights last December. The school’s Board of Trustees fired the first salvo in the ACC’s fight for survival by airing its financial grievances against the conference in an open meeting around this time last year. And Clemson has since picked up on the narrative and joined the fray by initiating legal action of its own.
ACC boss Jim Phillips: We will fight suits from Florida State, Clemson
The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 2024 season just more than one month away. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips pledged the day-to-day operations remain business as usual while also insisting the league will aggressively fight the lawsuits from the two schools over withdrawal penalties and the grant of media rights deal that runs through 2036. The ACC previously filed its own countersuit against the schools. "I can state that we will fight to protect the ACC and our members for as long as it...
ACC commissioner promises to fight ‘for as long as it takes’ amid legal battles with Clemson, FSU
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league will fight “as long as it takes” in legal cases against Florida State and Clemson as those member schools challenge the league’s ability to charge hundreds of millions of dollars to leave the conference.
Jim Phillips: ACC will continue to 'fight' against 'disruptive' lawsuits from Florida State, Clemson
Much has changed in the landscape of college athletics since Jim Phillips became the commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference four years ago. Among those shifts and developments have been the introduction of NIL, allowing college athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness. It’s now legal to gamble on sports in 38 states, including North Carolina, where the ACC was formed 71 years ago and still hosts its headquarters today. And conference realignment — driven by television revenue from football — have made teams look for greener pastures. Since Texas and Oklahoma accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2021, dozens of schools have changed athletic conferences and the Pac-12 no longer exists. The ACC took in two Pac-12 refugees — Cal and Stanford, along with Southern Methodist University — to expand the league to 17 football-playing members in a conference footprint that now stretches from coast to coast.
FSU at 2024 ACC Kickoff: Mike Norvell, Darius Washington, Joshua Farmer, and Patrick Payton transcripts
Florida State took to the stage in Charlotte on Monday as part of the 2024 ACC Kickoff, the conference’s annual media days event where team representatives — both players and coaches — meet with the press to discuss all there is to talk about ahead of the start of the season.
'As long as it takes': ACC commissioner commits to fight 'harmful' legal battles with Clemson, Florida State
Charlotte, N.C. — Impassioned and defiant, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips defended his league amid ongoing court cases with members Clemson and Florida State, vowing to continue the fight to make the schools live up to contracts they signed. "We will fight to protect the ACC and our members for...
ACC Commissioner Vows Lengthy Court Fight If Necessary Against Clemson, Florida State
Jim Phillips took a hardline stance at the conference's media days in Charlotte. Much of the spotlight this college football offseason has been on the SEC and Big Ten's respective expansions, but the ACC is changing as well. This year, California, SMU and Stanford will enter the fold. The three...
Florida State, Clemson Not Expected To Notify Conference Of Plans To Depart
When ACC commissioner Jim Phillips opens ACC Football Kickoff on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, he will not only be celebrating the league's new additions of the California Golden Bears, SMU Mustangs, and Stanford Cardinal but also with the relief that two of the conference's most prominent brands will are expected to stay within the conference.
Seventh Annual Shoes4School Giveaway approaches
Registration is now open for the annual Shoes4School Giveaway at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Exhibit Hall, located at 505 W Pensacola St, in Tallahassee. The Shoes4School Giveaway will be held on Sunday, August 11, at 8 a.m. Each year, Shoes4School provides local K-12 students in need with a...
ACC Commissioner Has Blunt Message For Florida State, Clemson Amid Departure Rumors
The dust may have settled for a moment or two in terms of conference realignment but two ACC programs are doing whatever they can to get out of their conference. Florida State and Clemson are caught up in litigation with the ACC, and as revealed by Commissioner Jim Phillips on Monday the conference doesn't plan to back down either. Phillips expressed that the ACC will combat the lawsuits "for as long as it takes" and that he is looking to ensure the conference isn't ripped apart as we saw happen to the Pac-12 this past year.
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