Clemson, UNC, and Cal weren't part of ACC lawsuit against FSU

Clemson, UNC, and Cal weren't part of the ACC's lawsuit against FSU's boosters, per The Tampa Bay Times's Matt Baker.

"The ACC has said its decision to file a lawsuit against Florida State was unanimous — among those who voted at a January meeting," Baker prefaced before saying, "A newly obtained document reveals which schools approved and which ones didn’t participate.

"North Carolina joined Clemson in missing the ACC board of directors meeting and vote, according to minutes obtained Friday by the Tampa Bay Times. Cal, a non-voting incoming member, wasn’t there, either. All three were listed as 'invited but unable to attend.'"

Clemson has followed suit with a lawsuit of their own in March claiming that the ACC's $140 million exit fee is "unconscionably high" and "unenforceable." Meanwhile, UNC's behind-closed-doors meetings between its trustees were ordered by North Carolina Superior Court Judge Alyson Adams Grine to become open. The meetings were related to “financials, budgeting, deficit, or ongoing or future conference alignment and related strategic planning," per Sportico.

As for Cal? It's unclear why there wasn't uniformity with Stanford, there. Perhaps another conference jump is already on the mind of Golden Bears boosters. More than likely, though, it wasn't as much of a statement being made as Clemson and UNC's support.

SEC to add only two ACC schools during next round of conference realignment

USA Today's Blake Toppmeyer sees only two schools from the ACC making the jump to the SEC; seemingly leaning toward UNC and Virginia being the two schools that'll jump but including FSU and Clemson as options as well.

"I'd add one more to the list of FSU, Clemson and UNC: Virginia," Toppmeyer said of schools that can jump from the ACC to the SEC. "Although Virginia doesn't move the needle from where I sit, the SEC could view Virginia more favorably. Adding a school with a Southern identity in a neighboring state would fit previous rounds of SEC expansion. Would the SEC add four ACC schools? Adding two and growing to 18 is a better bet. Previous rounds of SEC expansion included only two teams."

You can't include Cal in that group for a lack of a cultural and geographical fit, but the Big 12 figures to be an option for the Golden Bears if they already want out of the ACC.