Brett McMurphy Article
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If Florida State can find an escape hatch out of the ACC’s Grant of Rights, it could trigger the exits of Clemson, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech, sources said.
The Big Ten, which adds
USC, UCLA,
Oregon and Washington in 2024, “would love” to get programs in the talent-rich Southeast, sources said.
Besides FSU, the most likely schools to leave the ACC and challenge the Grant of Rights are Clemson, Miami and North Carolina, sources said. If several schools are fleeing the ACC, independent Notre Dame — which is an ACC member in all sports but football — might reconsider its commitment to the league.
The Seminoles are confident there's an escape path that would allow them to leave the league, sources said.
The Big Ten also has “significant interest” in several ACC schools, most notably Florida State, sources said.
Florida State is not an AAU member. However, AAU membership is “not a requirement,” to join the Big Ten, a Big Ten source told Action Network. “Maybe (AAU status) is a preference, but solid academics are measured a variety of ways,” the source said.
“There’s no way the SEC wants FOX and the Big Ten to plant a flag in Florida by adding FSU and Miami,” a source told Action Network.