ACC vs. Maryland lawsuit looms large in realignment

Posted Nov 30, 2012
“If or when they get out of (the $50 million buyout), everything changes. It’s almost like free agency.” If that’s true, Maryland is the Curt Flood of college football. And it could lead to the one remaining mega move still out there: Florida State and Clemson to the Big 12. If that happens, the two crown jewels of the ACC become available. Duke and North Carolina, which an ACC source said have been chased by the SEC for “the last three years,” will choose between the Big Ten and the SEC. (Sporting News)

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