Clemson has filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining Florida State in making legal moves to break the grant-of-rights contract currently keeping the conference together.
“The ACC’s actions interfere with Clemson’s free exercise of its rights,” the school claims in the lawsuit, and “are fatally detrimental to Clemson’s efforts to ensure that its athletic programs can continue to compete at the highest level, which is critically important to Clemson even beyond athletics.”
“Without a judicial declaration of its legal rights, which have been openly challenged by the ACC, Clemson is unable to pursue a wide range of strategic alternatives that may be necessary for its continued success in collegiate athletics and as an institution.