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ACC’s television partners ‘ran to us’ after UNC's Bill Belichick hire, commissioner says


The presence of NFL coaching legend at UNC caught the immediate attention of one very important ACC constituency: its television partners. "They ran to us before we could even run to them, our partners at Disney," ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday at the conclusion of the ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Florida. (WRAL.com)

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ACC’s television partners ‘ran to us’ after UNC's Bill Belichick hire, commissioner says