Three teams that could make early ACC exit due to an FSU lawsuit in 2024.

The ACC has filed an appeal in the FSU case with a separate court.

The dueling lawsuits between Florida State and the ACC are now being heard in court: Florida State University Board of Trustees vs. Atlantic Coast Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference vs. Board of Trustees of Florida State University.

We’re using this as a landing spot for the most recent updates on FSU’s case (filed in Leon County), the ACC’s case (filed in Mecklenburg County, N.C.), and those between Clemson and the ACC as the Seminoles and Tigers consider leaving the league — a move that could spark another round of conference realignment.

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The latest (June 6, 2024): The ACC has filed an appeal of a ruling in FSU’s case in Leon County. We’re still digesting the document, filed Wednesday in Florida’s First District Court of Appeal. The ACC wants the appeals court to review a rejection of its attempt to pause the Leon County case while its suit against FSU proceeds in North Carolina.

The opening sentence says it all: “In this high-profile lawsuit over the interpretation of college sports contracts, the trial court committed a judicial foul.”