Mac Lain excited for future matchups for Tigers in ‘Alliance’

This past week commissioners from the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced the formation of a historic alliance between the three conferences. The formal announcement did not include specific terms of the alliance but featured talk of future scheduling. “Τhe football scheduling alliance will feature additional attractive matchups across the three conferences while continuing to […]

Is the alliance aligned when it comes to CFP expansion?

Not only do the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences want a seat at the table, they want a rather large one. Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren made that clear. “We’re still unpacking this information, but I do think whenever a decision is made, we need to make sure we have an inclusive voice,” […]

Swinney gives his take on ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney joined Mark Packer and Wes Durham as a guest on the Packer and Durham show on the ACC Network on Wednesday. Packer asked Swinney for his take on the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 alliance, which was officially announced Tuesday as an “alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together […]

SEC commish gives statement on ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance

On Tuesday, the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 officially announced an alliance that will work together on a “collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.” The move comes in response to the SEC, which of course added Texas and Oklahoma. Both schools will officially join the SEC on July 1, 2025. […]

What’s the primary motivation behind alliance among ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12?

For the last month, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said, the leaders of college athletics’ newly formed alliance — Phillips, Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren and Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff — have spent just as much time conversing with each other as they have their own family, including their spouses. “We’ve literally been married to one […]