The 2024 ACC Kickoff is underway at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina as the countdown to the start of the college football season heats up.
Over the next four days, the 17 ACC football programs will speak to the media about the coming season, with Florida State head coach Mike Norvell scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The players joining Norvell in Charlotte include defensive linemen Jousha Farmer and Patrick Payton and offensive lineman Darius Washington.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips will open the ACC Kickoff event at 1 p.m. on Monday with comments about the current state of the league and new teams Sothern Methodist University (SMU), California (Cal) and Stanford.
He could also speak, in part, on the status of the Florida State and Clemson lawsuits. Both schools have been locked in months-long legal battles with the conference in a dispute over media rights and to exit to another conference and retain media rights.
The Seminoles’ trip to North Carolina will be quick, as fall practice begins for the team on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of the season-opening trip to Dublin, Ireland to face Georgia Tech on Aug. 24 in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
Tallahassee Democrat sports reporter Liam Rooney will provide live updates throughout day one of ACC Kickoff.
Ahead of ACC kickoff, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports FSU, Clemson not expecting to announce ACC departure anytime soon
On the morning of the start of the ACC Kickoff, ESPN senior college football writer Pete Thamel reported that FSU and Clemson are not likely to announce a departure from the ACC before the Aug. 15 deadline, which is the last day for the schools to leave the conference after the 2024-25 season and ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Both schools have been locked in long litigation that has surrounded the ownership of media rights should either program leave the ACC. The lawsuit is currently spread out over three states, including Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
What to know about ACC Kickoff
Television Day 1: ACC Network, coverage starting at noon.
Television Day 2-4: Acc Network, coverage starting at 9 a.m.
Where: Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina
Team schedule, when do FSU, Clemson, other ACC programs speak?
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Day 1
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1 p.m.: ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips
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2:15 p.m.: Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key
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3 p.m.: FSU head coach Mike Norvell
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3:30 p.m.: Sothern Methodist University head coach Rhett Lashlee
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Day 2
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10 a.m.: Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi
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11: a.m.: Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry
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12:45 p.m.: California head coach Justin Wilcox
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1:15 p.m.: Stanford head coach Troy Taylor
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2:45 p.m.: Virginia head coach Tony Elliot
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Day 3
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10 a.m.: Miami head coach Mario Cristobal
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11 a.m.: Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm
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12:45 p.m.: Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien
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1:15 p.m.: Duke head coach Manny Diaz
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2:45 p.m.: Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson
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Day 4
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10 a.m.: North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren
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11:00 a.m.: Syracuse head coach Fran Brown
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12 p.m.: Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney
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1 p.m.: North Carolina head coach Mack Brown
Liam Rooney covers preps sports for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamrooney
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