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Florida State moves ahead with lawsuit against ACC in first step to leave conference

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Florida State attorneys filed Friday a legal complaint against the ACC in a first step to exit the conference.

FSU’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to take legal action against the conference, with a specific aim at the grant of rights document that binds the Seminoles and all other ACC programs to the league and media partner ESPN through the 2035-36 academic year.