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NC Bill Would Force UNC, NC State to Leave ACC If Conference Boycotts State

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A new North Carolina house bill would force North Carolina and NC State to leave the ACC should the conference ban the state from hosting championship games again in the future.

Alex Rose of WGHP Fox 8 tweeted a rundown of the bill:

Alex Rose

North Carolina lawmakers file bill that would pull #UNC + #NCState from @theACC if #ACC boycotts the state again after #HB2 fallout. @myfox8 https://t.co/6xDhUZGFvz

April 12, 2017 at 1:56:10 PM GMT

According to Colleen Thomas of SportingNews.com, Duke would be unaffected since it doesn't receive state funding.