It appears as if the Clemson Tigers see the writing on the wall for the ACC.
With the approval of the expansion of the College Football Playoff last week to 14 teams, effective beginning in 2026, which will only further skew revenue disparity toward the Big Ten and SEC, Clemson has filed a lawsuit against the ACC formally challenging the conference’s Grant of Rights.
Clemson announced its decision in a release, stating that the lawsuit was filed in Pickens County, S.C. Clemson is seeking confirmation of “the plain language found in the Grant of Rights agreements and the related media agreements between the ACC and ESPN” and that the agreements “when read together, plainly state that Clemson controls its media rights for games played if it is no longer a member of the ACC.”
