ACC commissioner Jim Phillips hit on many of the hot-button topics affecting college sports in his opening remarks at the conference’s football media days on Tuesday. What Phillips characterized as threats to the industry are not unique to the ACC,

Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast Conference's preseason football media days. Only now, the message and tone is far different.

The ACC commissioner told media that the ACC is one of two conferences to show a revenue increase in 2023-24. Jul 22, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; ACC commissioner Jim Phillips speaks to the media during ACC Media Days at Hilton Charlotte Uptown.