Jul 23, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cal running back Jaydn Ott answers questions from the media during the ACC Kickoff at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports As the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destination:…
Jul 22, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; ACC commissioner Jim Phillips speaks to the media during ACC Kickoff at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 2024 season just more than…
Jul 22, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; SMU quarterback Preston Stone speaks to the media during ACC Kickoff at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports SMU quarterback Preston Stone doesn’t catch himself accidentally saying his program plays in the American Athletic Conference anymore. “I’m pretty hardwired to think (Atlantic Coast Conference) at this…
