Charlotte, NC – ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed the media to open the 2023 ACC Football Kickoff. Below is the transcript of that presentation. THE MODERATOR: It’s my pleasure to introduce Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner, Jim Phillips. JIM PHILLIPS: Good…
Charlotte, NC – ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed the 2023 ACC Football Kickoff event in Charlotte, expressing excitement about the conference’s future and its new home in the city. He began by remembering the tragic loss of three Virginia student-athletes…
Greensboro, NC – The CW Network announced it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to 50 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college football and basketball games each season through 2026-27. The first ACC football game will air on The CW on Saturday, September…
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference Board of Directors, representing all 15 member institutions, today announced that the conference office will relocate its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2023. The unanimous decision completes a comprehensive review and assessment,…
Charlotte, NC – On Wednesday morning, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips began this year’s ACC Kickoff with comments about the future of the ACC football and college football at-large. Here’s a transcript of his comments and the Q&A session via CollegePressBox.com:…
Greensboro, NC – Led by league champion Pitt’s first-ever berth in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, the Atlantic Coast Conference placed 10 teams in college football postseason games on Sunday. This is the 21st consecutive season in which the ACC earned…
Greesnboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday the elimination of the league’s intraconference transfer rule. The decision was made by the league’s Board of Directors and was done so unanimously.The ACC’s intraconference transfer rule was created by the…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – On December 23, I was able to get two of the best sports writers covering the Atlantic Coast Conference to get together on a livestream video that went out over Facebook & YouTube. You…
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced yesterday that James J. Phillips, Ph.D., the Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation at Northwestern University, will serve as the conference’s next commissioner. Phillips brings more than three decades of…