CHARLOTTE — Clemson’s success on the football field played a big role in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s ability to land its own linear network.
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford says he can’t even measure what Clemson’s football success has meant to the league in its negotiations with ESPN the last four years as it worked to get its network launched. The ACC Network (ACCN) will launch at 7 p.m. on Aug. 22.
“There is no question about that,” Swofford said Wednesday as he addressed the media during the ACC’s Football Kickoff at the Westin in downtown Charlotte.