After Clemson filed a lawsuit against the ACC calling into question the conference's grant of rights and exit fees, the ACC is fighting back.
Per Chris Vannini of The Athletic, the ACC has filed a countersuit against Clemson in a North Carolina court:
In its lawsuit filed in the court of common pleas in Pickens County, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Clemson called the ACC's withdrawal penalties "unconscionable" and "unenforceable," per ESPN's Pete Thamel. The conference also believes its grant of rights would allow it to continue to own Clemson's media rights even after it leaves, which the university called a "nonsensical reading," "wrong" and "inconsistent with the plain language of that agreement.