ACC comes to agreement on 2020 schedule, including restrictions for nonconference play

It seems Power 5 conferences are starting to make decisions on what their modified 2020 schedules will look like.

The SEC is reportedly considering a 10-game conference-only schedule, and the ACC has made a move to a 10 game schedule plus 1 nonconference game.

As you can see below, the season will start between Sept. 7-12 and Notre Dame will be a full member of the ACC this season:

ACC will play 10 ACC games + 1 nonconference game, 1st games b/w Sept. 7-12, one division, Notre Dame will also play a 10-game ACC schedule & be eligible for 2020 ACC Title Game, all TV revenue for 2020 season, including ND home games, shared equally by all 15 schools

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 29, 2020

There is also a requirement that the nonconference games played by an ACC team take place in that team’s home state. Per Stadium’s Brett McMurphy, here are the games that would be affected, including a pair of SEC games:

Based on ACC’s nonconference requirement (must be in held school’s home state), these games can not be played:

Virginia vs. Georgia, UNC vs. Auburn & FSU vs. West Virginia (all in Atlanta)
Notre Dame at Navy
UNC at UCF
Va Tech at MTSU
Pitt at Marshall
Wake Forest at ODU
BC at KU

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 29, 2020

That leaves open the possibility of Georgia-Georgia Tech, Kentucky-Louisville, South Carolina-Clemson and Florida-Florida State being played this year. We’ll see if the SEC allows those games, too.

Adam Spencer

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