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On the road again: AP joins ACC commissioner Jim Phillips as he racks up miles hitting league events

On Nov. 15, 2025, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips attended the Pittsburgh‑Notre Dame game at Acrisure Stadium while the Associated Press shadowed him near the ACC Network pregame set.
Phillips has hit more than 30 football games this season and visited every campus of the ACC's 17 football-playing members to advocate for College Football Playoff consideration and maintain face-to-face connections.
Starting at 5:45 a.m., he arrived at the regional airport in Concord, North Carolina, boarded a small private plane, landed after 7 a.m., and drove 20 minutes into Pittsburgh before heading to Cary for the 1 p.m. soccer match.
On the field, Phillips monitored a serious leg injury to Virginia player Stephen Hurlock with tournament director Brandon Neff and handed out ACC trophies and all‑tournament honors to SMU Mustangs.
And next week, he plans to hit the road again, maintaining a 4:45 a.m. daily routine that supports his hands-on leadership of the Power Four conference.

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