CFB insider Brett McMurphy names pair of FBS programs that are ‘attractive to both the SEC and B1G in expansion’
By Jake Faigus
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We just finished a massive conference expansion after the Pac-12 exploded and the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC swallowed the rest of the teams. The ACC could be next, but Insider Brett McMurphy revealed that two ACC teams are already gaining traction with the Big Ten and the SEC.
On Wednesday’s episode of “Andy & Ari,” On3 Sports’ college football insider Brett McMurphy said that North Carolina and Virginia are the 2 teams that would pick up steam between the SEC and the Big Ten.
“I don’t know about you guys, I was surprised you didn’t say 24 because I think you know that kind of what Andy laid out, I think we’re going to be 20 or 24 with the SEC and the Big Ten,” McMurphy said. “The question is, what is going on with the Big 12 and the ACC, and will they be allowed to be part of that group? I think it’s very clear … look, after I reported that this morning, I immediately got a text from someone within the SEC and said what I’ve been thinking: North Carolina and Virginia will be highly contested between both conferences.
“And where they end up, look, no one knows. It’s impossible to say, but I do really believe that they are the most attractive to both leagues. And we’ll have to see what happens.”
Here’s a video of McMurphy’s report, via On3 Sports:
If one of these teams left, you would have to assume that the two would end up working together on a package deal. It would likely not be split between one school heading to the Big Ten and the other to the SEC.
The ACC and its member institutions can not negotiate a new grant of rights for their TV contracts until 2030, initially 2036. This could get really interesting as the days progress.
