Florida State is doing what it’s told you for months that it is going to do: continue to explore how to leave the ACC.
And on Friday in an emergency board of trustees meeting, the school is expected to green light legal action described by a source as “a very definitive next step on the roadmap.” But where that roadmap leads is uncertain for everyone in college sports, both inside and outside the league.
FSU is not leaving the ACC Friday morning and, functionally, couldn’t before the summer of 2025 after an August 15 deadline to leave in the summer of ‘24 came and went months ago. FSU’s motivation has been clear going back to remarks made by FSU president Richard McCollough in August of ‘22, when he said that the school would be aggressive in order to remain competitive. A board of trustees meeting in February upped the ante when athletic director Michael Alford said that “something has to change moving forward” for FSU to compete on a national level.
