ACC Kickoff: Commissioner Jim Phillips’ Tone Masks UNC’s Clearer Exit Path

Posted Jul 22, 2025
Multiple sources report that the SEC is where the Tar Heels are aiming under the leadership of Chancellor Lee Roberts and athletic director in waiting Steve Newmark, should UNC move to leave the ACC for another league. Sources said the 2030-31 school year would become an important line of demarcation, if the Tar Heels haven't departed sooner. (Inside Carolina)

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