ORLANDO, Fla. -- The ACC championship game will be played outside North Carolina for the first time in seven years when No. 3 Clemson and No. 23 Virginia Tech square off Saturday, a move that league presidents felt was necessary if not ideal.
When the decision was made in September, the ACC joined the NBA, NCAA and others in pulling neutral-site events from the state. The reason: North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 law, which limits the legal protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Moving the game to Orlando was a no-brainer decision for many reasons.