Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The board overseeing North Carolina’s public university system will require schools to get approval to change athletic conferences, which most notably could impact any potential move by Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina and North Carolina State. A 30-YEAR-OLD NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FUNDING ARGUMENT IS BACK IN THE STATE SUPREME COURT The system's board of governors approved the measure Thursday.
It comes amid another wave of realignment set to take effect next season, including the ACC adding California and Stanford from the Pac-12 along with SMU of the American Athletic Conference.
South Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. (iStock) It also comes as Florida State is in a legal fight with the ACC as it seeks to exit and avoid paying more than $500 million in fees and penalties to get out of a grant-of-rights deal running through 2036.
The system oversees 16 public universities, including Bowl Subdivision programs like Appalachian State, East Carolina and Charlotte.