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

Published July 22, 2024 12:34 PM

AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Phillips was eager to tout the financial gains of the Atlantic Coast Conference as it enters the 2024 season. He also said the league would fight “as long as it takes” against lawsuits from member schools Florida state and Clemson over the league’s ability to charge hundreds of millions of dollars for leaving the league. Phillips told The Associated Press that the league is “better than the narrative that it’s geting right now.” That comes as the league adds California, Stanford and SMU in expansion for this fall.

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