ACC in Legal Battles ❗The ACC is making significant progress toward settling lawsuits from Clemson University and Florida State University, which challenged its revenue-sharing and grant-of-rights deal for disadvantaging them financially compared to other conferences.

In an effort to settle lawsuits filed by Clemson University and Florida State University over financial disparities in its revenue-sharing and grant-of-rights agreement, the Atlantic Coast Conference has approved a revised model—allocating 40% of TV revenue equally and 60% based on a five-year average of ratings that could yield up to an extra $15 million annually for top performers while reducing payouts by about $7 million for others, and clarifying exit fees for schools leaving before 2036—paving the way for both universities to drop their legal challenges amid the ACC’s extended media rights deal with ESPN through 2036.