/tags/jim-phillips Jim Phillips en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:59:00 GMT /sports/2024-11-11/charlotte-final-four-dawn-staley-womens-basketball-host For the second year, the Ally Tipoff broke the record for the highest-attended regular season women's basketball game in North Carolina. Which begs the question: Is Charlotte ready to host the Final Four again? Dawn Staley and Jim Phillips agree on the answer. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:59:00 GMT /sports/2024-11-11/charlotte-final-four-dawn-staley-womens-basketball-host Mitchell Northam /sports/2024-07-22/jim-phillips-acc-lawsuits-florida-state-clemson-football The ACC Commissioner, at football media days in Charlotte, spoke with force about the lawsuits and made one thing crystal clear: the ACC will not throw in the towel on this legal battle. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:28:51 GMT /sports/2024-07-22/jim-phillips-acc-lawsuits-florida-state-clemson-football Mitchell Northam /sports/2024-03-21/acc-sues-clemson-north-carolina-lawsuit-south-carolina-realignment The ACC’s claim was filed in Mecklenburg County, the same court where it preemptively sued Florida State in December. FSU was the first school to try to sue its way out of the conference. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:55:44 GMT /sports/2024-03-21/acc-sues-clemson-north-carolina-lawsuit-south-carolina-realignment Associated Press /sports/2023-09-01/acc-expansion-stanford-cal-smu-ap-sources-football Stanford and Cal are the ninth and 10th schools to inform the Pac-12 that this school year will be their last in the conference, eight of those departures have come in the last two weeks. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:43:24 GMT /sports/2023-09-01/acc-expansion-stanford-cal-smu-ap-sources-football Associated Press /sports/2023-07-26/acc-commissioner-phillips-tight-lipped-on-northwestern-hazing-scandal Before he became the commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Phillips was the director of athletics at Northwestern. Three lawsuits against the school have named him as a defendant. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:38:50 GMT /sports/2023-07-26/acc-commissioner-phillips-tight-lipped-on-northwestern-hazing-scandal Mitchell Northam /sports/2023-07-21/acc-commissioner-jim-phillips-misconduct-athletes-northwestern The scandal has led to at least three lawsuits and the firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald. Phillips has been named as a defendant for two of the lawsuits along with other university leaders in their oversight roles. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:20:22 GMT /sports/2023-07-21/acc-commissioner-jim-phillips-misconduct-athletes-northwestern Associated Press /sports/2022-06-28/acc-changing-football-scheduling-model-for-2023-and-beyond The new plan, adopted by the league’s athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives on Tuesday, will be what the league calls a 3-5-5 model and goes into effect with the 2023 season. All 14 of the ACC’s football members will have three permanent scheduling partners and play those schools each year. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:13:10 GMT /sports/2022-06-28/acc-changing-football-scheduling-model-for-2023-and-beyond Associated Press /sports/2021-10-27/acc-considering-new-headquarters-outside-greensboro The Atlantic Coast Conference says it is now looking at options for relocating its headquarters outside of its longtime home in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:47:05 GMT /sports/2021-10-27/acc-considering-new-headquarters-outside-greensboro Associated Press /sports/2021-08-25/acc-alliance-big-ten-pac-12-protect-collegiate-model-football-ncaa The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 hope an alliance of 41 schools that span from Miami to Seattle leads to stability at the top of big-time college sports. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:51:43 GMT /sports/2021-08-25/acc-alliance-big-ten-pac-12-protect-collegiate-model-football-ncaa Will Michaels, Mitchell Northam /sports/2020-12-15/acc-taps-northwestern-ad-jim-phillips-as-next-commissioner The Atlantic Coast Conference hired Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips on Monday to be the league’s next commissioner, replacing the retiring… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:49:18 GMT /sports/2020-12-15/acc-taps-northwestern-ad-jim-phillips-as-next-commissioner Associated Press