ACC Revenues and Payouts, Along with Legal Bills, up Last Year
- The Atlantic Coast Conference reported a record $711.4 million in revenue and nearly $45 million average payout to its 14 football schools for the 2023-24 season.
- This revenue growth followed legal disputes with Clemson and Florida State that challenged exit fees, culminating in a settlement ending these cases in early 2024.
- The ACC increased legal expenses to over $12.3 million in 2023-24, a 70.2% rise from $7.2 million the prior year, amid lawsuits reshaping college athletics.
- Commissioner Jim Phillips described this period as a peak achievement in the league’s history, highlighting the ACC’s proactive revenue strategies and the renewal of its TV contract with ESPN through the 2035-36 season.
- The ACC’s revamped revenue distribution, factoring TV viewership and rewarding top schools, will take effect next season, reflecting new members and promising greater financial differentiation.
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ACC revenues and payouts, along with legal bills, up last year
The Atlantic Coast Conference set league records for revenue and member payouts yet also had a growing legal bill amid since-settled lawsuits from members Clemson and Florida State, according to the league's most recent tax filing.

ACC revenues and payouts climbed in 2023-24. So too did legal bills amid FSU, Clemson lawsuits
The Atlantic Coast Conference set league records for revenue and member payouts yet also had a growing legal bill amid since-settled lawsuits from members Clemson and Florida State, according to the league's most recent tax filing.
Report: ACC Sees Revenue Increase in Last Year of Old Distribution Model
The 2024 fiscal year marked the end of the old even revenue-distribution model within the Atlantic Coast Conference, and tax records showed that the ACC was one of two Power Five conferences to see an increase in its revenue. According to a report by Steve Berkowitz of USA Today, the ACC pulled in $711.4 million during the 2024 fiscal year, which was the third most out of the power conferences. The Big 10 saw an increase and pulled in the most r…
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