CHARLOTTE — Clemson University has filed suit against the Charlotte-based Atlantic Coast Conference seeking to reduce the potential penalties for leaving the conference.
The conference is already in a legal dispute with ACC member Florida State University over possible separation — the latest manifestations of a reshuffled college sports landscape driven by mega-media rights contracts and conference realignments.
The suit was filed Tuesday in Pickens County Superior Court by the school’s law firm, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.
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