ACC and ESPN closing in on network deal

---

The 2016 ACC Football Kickoff starts with ACC Commissioner John Swofford's press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday morning, and the news that the conference is closing in on network deal with ESPN could be the headline.

The ACC’s current deal with ESPN runs through 2026-27, but trails the SEC and Big Ten in payouts.

Swofford told the media in May at the annual ACC meetings that the league would likely need to add a network in order to close the financial gap with other conferences.

ACC Network will launch by 2019 & ACC extends league’s grant of rights thru 2036 https://t.co/SaMYh7ZV1i

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 19, 2016

ACC Network will launch by August 2019 & ACC extends conference grant of rights thru 2036, sources told @ESPN

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 19, 2016

Send Feedback to David Hood: Email | Comment

Trending on TigerNet

No. 12 Deacs get to Clemson pitching, clinch series win over No. 2 Tigers

Poppie completes coaching staff with hiring of Tulsa assistant

WATCH: Behind the scenes with Clemson in the NFL draft

Wake's Burns notches 16 strikeouts, No. 12 Deacs take opener over No. 2 Tigers