ACC Kickoff began today with commissioner Jim Phillips taking the podium, where he talked up the conference’s success in 2021-22, some ACC Network thoughts, expanding the college football playoff, and, most importantly, conference realignment.
“I will continue to do what’s in the best interest of the ACC, but will also strongly advocate for college athletics to be a healthy neighborhood, not a two or three gated communities,” he said. “Resources may be different, but access, education, and competitive opportunity will remain the foundation going forward.”
He also spoke on the stability of the conference, emphasizing that due to the financial implications and real-world examples of USC, UCLA not leaving before the Pac-12’s grant of rights deal expire, he doesn’t anticipate teams bailing on the conference.