The conference is trying to make its schedule more competitive as they aim to land more teams in the College Football Playoff.
Every decision that conferences make regarding football are aimed at putting its programs in a better position to compete for a spot in the annual College Football Playoffs.
The Atlantic Coast Conference made a major announcement on Monday, revealing that the conference's Athletic Directors "overwhelmingly" voted in favor of a new regular-season schedule model.
While there are still plenty of details to iron out (especially given that the league currently features 17 participants and doesn't match up in terms of scheduling), here's what we know:
The new schedule model features nine conference games per season.