Expansion Coverage
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'Getting to 18 (teams) protects the ACC': Commissioner Jim Phillips defends conference expansion
WRAL's Chris Lea reports from the ACC Tipoff why ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips thinks conference expansion is good for the conference in the long run, plus the future of the ACC Basketball Tournament. -
UNC System board wants more oversight over schools changing conferences
Schools that planned to change, leave or join athletic conferences would have to provide notice and a financial plan to the UNC Board of Governors under a new proposal. -
NC State AD: 'Came to a different conclusion' after changes to ACC expansion proposal
NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan explained the school's decision to vote for ACC expansion in adding Cal, Stanford and SMU. -
NC State, seen as swing vote on ACC expansion, welcomes new members
NC State chancellor Randy Woodson said the additions of Stanford, Cal and SMU "gives us even greater opportunities" to build the school's national presence. -
ACC pushes west with Stanford, Cal and SMU to join in 2024
Atlantic Coast Conference presidents voted Friday morning to invite three teams to the league, expanding its geographic footprint far beyond its mid-Atlantic roots and its current Eastern seaboard configuration. -
ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal and SMU
Atlantic Coast Conference presidents voted Friday morning to invite three teams to the league, expanding its geographic footprint far beyond its mid-Atlantic roots and its current Eastern seaboard configuration. -
UNC board's top leaders oppose ACC expansion
The chairman and vice chairman of the UNC-CH Board of Trustees sent a letter Thursday night opposing ACC expansion. -
ACC presidents to meet with expansion unresolved, AP source
The ACC is considering adding Stanford, Cal and SMU. -
Coach K on realignment: 'Afraid of what's going on with the conferences'
Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was inducted in the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday night during a ceremony in Chicago. -
UNC's Dorrance clarifies expansion remarks; 'utmost respect' for Stanford, Cal
North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance said he remains opposed to ACC expansion, but said the two West Coast schools are "outstanding institutions with dedicated leaders." -
'Die on the vine': UNC's Dorrance not interested in adding Stanford, Cal to the ACC
UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance, who has won 21 national titles with the Tar Heels, said he does not favor adding West Coast programs Stanford and Cal to the ACC, citing competitive reasons. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Twitter Mailbag: Can the grant of rights save the ACC, last chances for summer fun and more
Every week, Lauren Brownlow answers readers' Twitter questions in her off-season Mailbag. This week, she addresses whether or not she thinks the Grant of Rights will keep the ACC intact, Monday morning quarterbacking John Swofford's TV deal, last chances at summer fun and more. -
Former UNC chancellor Holden Thorp: 'I feel OK saying Carolina could have gone to the SEC if we wanted to'
North Carolina considered leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference for the Big Ten or the Southeastern Conference early in the 2010s, former UNC chancellor Holden Thorp said Wednesday on The OG. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: What the SEC shakeup means for the ACC, Bojangles' talk and more
Every week of the off-season, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions about sports, life and anything in between. This week, she tackles what the next step for the ACC might be after the SEC is becoming a super league, Bojangles' relationship with Sam Howell and the slobbering wolf. -
ACC reacts to the potential addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC
On Day 2 of the ACC's annual football media day events, the ACC's Atlantic Division coaches and players reacted to the story that both Oklahoma and Texas are trying to leave the Big 12 for the SEC.