CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference and Florida State squared off in a courtroom for the first time Friday, following the member school’s push to exit the conference and explore a more lucrative landing spot elsewhere. That included president Rick McCullough telling school trustees in August that FSU would have to consider leaving unless there is a “radical change …
Thanks so much for all of the questions. The only lesson to be learned here is if current ACC teams really want to go after championships, they’ll find a way to do it by either leaving the league for a better TV deal elsewhere or raising a lot of money on their own to build a ridiculous NIL program and …
Two weeks ago, Florida State president Rick McCullough issued a threat that was not very veiled. Speaking during a meeting of the Seminoles’ Board of Trustees on Aug. 2, he said the following: “I believe that FSU will have to, at some point, consider very seriously leaving the ACC, unless there were a radical change to the revenue distribution.” If …
Since Colorado announced its departure from the Pac-12 for the Big 12 one week ago, myriad other potential realignment moves have surfaced. GO DEEPER Vannini: Losing Colorado is a blow, but Pac-12's future will depend on Arizona schools Aug. 1: Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff presented a new media rights deal to his league’s board and athletic directors. McCullough called the …
The Western Conference, known today as the Big Ten, was formed in 1896 by the universities of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin and Chicago. GO DEEPER Journey back to Sewanee, a founding SEC member that has no regrets Dec. 12, 1948: Nearly a decade after original member Chicago dropped football, the Western Conference becomes the Big Ten again by …