The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN are making long-term financial decisions, and Clemson simply keeps forging ahead.
The ACC and ESPN announced last week what the conference called “the renewed commitment of their long-term media partnership.” ESPN exercised its option to extend the league’s base rights agreement, and ESPN will continue as the ACC’s media partner through the 2035-36 academic year.
ESPN had a deadline of Feb. 1 to decide whether to pick up the option for the base rights for 2027-36, a wrinkle that emerged during Florida State's lawsuit against the league regarding exit fees for a potential departure to another conference.