ACC’s Phillips touts financial gains, intent to fight lawsuits in assertive stance for the future

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Phillips, preparing for his fourth full season leading the ACC, pulled back the curtain a bit on a league that he described as “aggressive” in battling a growing revenue gap behind its Big Ten and Southeastern Conference peers. … That will continue, not only what we’ve done and what we’re going to do in the future.” For example, Phillips said the league’s addition of the three new schools will create $600 million in additional incremental revenue gains through the ACC’s current ESPN deal running through 2036. Phillips said that could amount to $20 million to $25 million in additional payouts for schools based on success in the College Football Playoff, bowl games and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. “I think we’ve done a really good job in a challenging situation to generate the revenue we’ve generated, new revenue,” Phillips said.