ACC files legal challenge against Clemson after school’s suit over grant of rights, withdrawal fee

The Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday filed a legal challenge in a North Carolina court against Clemson University, an expected move one day after Clemson filed its legal challenge in South Carolina in an attempt to get out of the conference’s grant of rights and exit fee.
The ACC filed a similar lawsuit against Florida State in North Carolina in December as FSU first put forth its attempt to get out of the conference agreements with a filing in Florida. The ACC wants these cases to be decided in its backyard, not those of the schools, arguing that the agreements are North Carolina…