Clemson issues statement on ACC’s expansion, says it respects decision

Here’s what Clemson University had to say about the ACC adding Cal, Stanford and SMU.

Clemson University issued a public statement Friday afternoon after the ACC announced it is adding Stanford, Cal and SMU to the conference in 2024.

“Clemson’s leadership has been aligned and consistent throughout this process, and continues to position our University for long-term success,” Clemson University said in a statement. “We respect the conference membership’s decision and welcome the University of California-Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University to the ACC.”

Clemson’s statement comes after it voted “no” to the ACC’s expansion, which was finalized when the conference’s presidents and chancellors successfully voted Friday morning to add Stanford, Cal and SMU, according to On3’s Matt Connolly. To add the three schools, the ACC needed 12 of 15 programs to vote “yes,” a benchmark that was reached when NC State flipped its vote after initially opposing the expansion.

Along with Clemson, Florida State and UNC voted “no” and issued statements of their own.

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