Sources: ACC votes to invite Cal, Stanford, SMU

Posted Sep 1, 2023
The ACC is expanding from its Eastern roots. The ACC presidents and chancellors met on Friday morning and voted to add three new schools -- Stanford, Cal and SMU, sources told ESPN. It will bring the league to 18 members, 17 of which will play football full time in the league. The additions will be in all sports and will begin in the 2024-25 school year. (ESPN.com)

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