Coverage dated December 21, 2023

Florida State board approves lawsuit against ACC, challenging contract that binds school to league

Headline from Courthouse News Service

Florida State believes the ACC is locked into an undervalued and unusually lengthy media rights deal.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Florida State board approves lawsuit against ACC, challenging contract that binds school to league (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Florida State believes the ACC is locked into an undervalued and unusually lengthy media rights deal.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida State launches fight against ACC over lost 'revenue opportunities' (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Florida State University on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference, alleging the conference has “persistently undermined its members’ revenue opportunities" and damaged FSU.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Florida State sues the ACC, sets stage for fight to leave (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. >> Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday, challenging an agreement that binds the school to the league for the next 12 years with more than half a billion dollars in fees for leaving and taking the first step in a lengthy and uncertain process toward a potentia…

  4. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Florida State sues the ACC, setting stage for fight to leave over revenue concerns (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Florida State is looking for a way out of the conference it has been a member of since 1992, in light of the changing landscape of college athletics.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Florida State board approves lawsuit against ACC, challenging contract that binds school to league - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    The Florida State board of trustees on Friday cleared the way for a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference, challenging a contract that binds the school to the league for the next 12 years and creating a potential path to leave without paying more than $500 million in penalties.

  6. Daily Journal

    Florida State has sued the ACC, setting the stage for a fight to leave over revenue concerns (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    The Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday, challenging a contract that binds the school to the league for the next 12 years and creating a potential path to leave without paying more than $500 million in penalties.

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