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ACC Now podcast: Conference realignment, future of league, UNC and Duke as package deal?

By C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV
Two decades ago, the ACC had reason to believe it was another TV rights deal away from closing its revenue gap with the SEC and Big Ten, or even surpassing the pair, to become the wealthiest league. Instead, it finds itself in a vulnerable position.
Two decades ago, the ACC had reason to believe it was another TV rights deal away from closing its revenue gap with the SEC and Big Ten, or even surpassing the pair, to become the wealthiest league. Instead, it finds itself in a vulnerable position.

News and Observer reporters C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV talk about conference realignment following the recent announcement that USC and UCLA will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. They discuss how the move could impact the ACC – what the league’s future looks like, which programs it could add, which programs might try to leave and more.

You can also listen to this episode of the ACC Now podcast, and others, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible, TuneIn and Stitcher.

This story was originally published July 5, 2022 at 5:10 AM with the headline "ACC Now podcast: Conference realignment, future of league, UNC and Duke as package deal?."

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C.L. Brown covers the University of North Carolina for The News & Observer. Brown brings more than two decades of reporting experience including stints as the beat writer on Indiana University and the University of Louisville. After a long stay at the Louisville Courier-Journal, where he earned an APSE award, he’s had stops at ESPN.com, The Athletic and even tried his hand at running his own website, clbrownhoops.com.
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