ACC, ESPN Contract EXPOSED: North Carolina Ready to Exit, Clemson, Florida State Vie for Big 10, SEC

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In December, Florida State became the first ACC member to sue the league. A South Carolina court has ordered the Atlantic Coast Conference to turn over documents about its agreements with ESPN that Clemson has requested in its lawsuit against the conference. The interim confidentiality order was released on Friday, providing safeguards to keep the requested documents from being released publicly. It said the ACC has seven days to produce unredacted documents about its TV deal with ESPN to Clemson. The order bars Clemson, a public university, from complying with any Freedom of Information Act requests unless the ACC gives written permission or the school is forced to do so by another court with "competent jurisdiction." Clemson sued the ACC in March, filed in South Carolina, and claimed the ACC's $140 million exit fee is "unconscionably high" and "unenforceable." The school also says the grant of rights only applies if Clemson is part of the conference and that if a school exits the league it retains control of the media rights to its home sporting events. An amended Clemson complaint released by the court asked the ACC for unspecified punitive damages for the league's "willful and malicious conduct" for its assertion that it should receive TV revenue from Tigers' games even if they were part of another conference.The legal action taken by Clemson against the ACC stems from the university's belief that the conference's policies and agreements, particularly regarding exit fees and media rights, are unjust and unenforceable. Clemson contends that the ACC's $140 million exit fee is excessively high and unreasonable, especially considering the circumstances surrounding a school's potential departure from the conference. Additionally, Clemson asserts that the grant of rights agreement should not apply if a school chooses to leave the conference, and that it should retain control over the media rights to its home sporting events in such a scenario.

By filing a lawsuit, Clemson aims to challenge the legitimacy of these ACC policies and seek legal recourse for what it perceives as unfair treatment by the conference. The university seeks clarity and potentially seeks changes to these policies through the legal process, which it views as necessary for protecting its interests and ensuring a fair and equitable relationship with the ACC.

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