ESPN picks up option to broadcast ACC sports
ESPN picks up option to broadcast ACC sports
ESPN is sticking with the ACC.
According to a report from ESPN's David Hale and Andrea Aldelson, the network has picked up its option to continue broadcasting ACC sporting events through 2036. ESPN had until Feb. 1 to pick up the option or their contract would have ended after the 2027 season.
Up next for the conference is working on settling the lawsuits from Florida State and Clemson. The sides are discussing a new revenue distribution model, which would benefit the bigger brands like FSU.
According to the report, some of the ACC's television revenue would be put into a "brand" fund, and that money would then be distributed to schools that "annually generate the most revenue for the conference in football and men's and women's basketball."
The report named FSU, Clemson, North Carolina, and Miami as schools to likely top the list. Clemson and FSU would be expected to drop their lawsuits against the ACC if the agreement is adopted.
FSU and Clemson are asking the conference to"reduce penalties" for exiting the grant of rights after 2031, according to the report. That is when TV contracts for the Big Ten, SEC, and Big 12 are set to expire and another round of conference realignment will likely occur.
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