The sports alliance, best known for its connection to Tobacco Road, jumped all the way to the Pacific with the latest geography-challenged move.
Jeremiah Hunter of the California Golden Bears catches a pass over Ethan Bonner of the Stanford Cardinal on Nov. 19, 2022 in Berkeley, Calif.The Atlantic Coast Conference, a college sports alliance with a membership rooted solely in the Eastern Time Zone, will spread west next fall, adding the University of California, Stanford and SMU to its league, officials said Friday.
“This is a significant day for the ACC as we welcome Cal, SMU and Stanford to this incredible conference,” said University of Virginia President and ACC board member James E. Ryan. “This expansion will enhance and strengthen the league now and in the future." All of those Pac-12 defections forced the Bay Area schools into a desperate search for admission to a major sports conference.
Ryan, the Virginia president and ACC chair, said the league will focus on"minimizing travel burdens for student-athletes."
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