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ACC Isn't in Favor of Expanding CFP, Commissioner Jim Phillips Says

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said the conference's members are unified against an imminent expansion of the College Football Playoff.

"The membership of the ACC is very much aligned in its position that now is not the time to expand the College Football Playoff," Phillips told reporters Friday.

He laid out several concerns shared by the ACC programs, per Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated:

Ross Dellenger

Phillips cites several issues complicating CFP expansion: length of season, academic calendar, student athletes healthcare, NCAA governance structure, federal legislation, impact on bowls.

Ross Dellenger

If ACC would be in favor of expansion in future, why not support it now?