ACC
Coverage of ACC in the Nexus archive.
- Nick Saban urges Senate to pass legislation to fix college sports, but coaching contracts glossed over
Nick Saban and other witnesses testified before the Senate Commerce Committee about the need for federal legislation to address challenges in college sports, including NIL and transfer portal issues. The bipartisan bill by Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell aims to stabilize the system as schools face financial strains and revenue disparities between conferences like the SEC/Big Ten and ACC/Big 12.
- NAACP asks Black athletes to boycott SEC, ACC powers in latest sports-as-politics pressure campaign
The NAACP is asking Black athletes to boycott SEC and ACC powers by withholding athletic and financial support from public universities in states accused of weakening black voting representation. The campaign targets states such as Tennessee, Louisiana, and Alabama, and asks athletes to consider transferring to historically Black colleges and universities. The NAACP aims to pressure state legislatures into opposing GOP-led redistricting efforts.