Late last night Twitter was set ablaze with the rumor that current Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips will be offered the ACC commissioner job in the near future.
Sources: The ACC has targeted Northwestern AD Jim Phillips to be the next ACC commissioner. The ACC is finalizing an offer for Phillips to replace John Swofford. More details on @yahoosports: https://t.co/b0xEe0BtLe
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 14, 2020
This would be a massive coup for the ACC, as Phillips is extremely highly regarded as an administrator. What he has accomplished at Northwestern is impressive, leading them to break their program long Men’s NCAA tournament drought in 2017 while the football program has reached new heights in winning the West division two of the last three years.
Phillips was one of the final candidates to take over the Big Ten when former commissioner Jim Delaney retired, but wasn’t selected as they opted for Kevin Warren.
Although a formal offer has yet to be given to Phillips to take over for John Swofford, but except him to oversee the ACC for years to come.