Florida State renews discussions regarding long-term ACC future following CFP snub: report

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Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff could have ramifications beyond the football field. 

FSU has "renewed in-depth discussions about its long-term future in the ACC" following the Seminoles' snub from the CFP, according to ESPN. 

Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles holds up the trophy after defeating the Louisville Cardinals 16-6 in the ACC Championship at Bank of America Stadium on Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

While there have been renewed discussions that are expected to be formally discussed soon, the Seminoles are merely "weighing options" and do not have a plan to leave the ACC in the "near term," per the report. 

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In August, Florida State President Richard McCullough said the Seminoles would have to consider leaving the ACC without a change to the revenue model. 

"Our goal would be to continue to stay in the ACC, but staying in the ACC under the current situation is hard for us to figure out how we remain competitive unless there were a major change in the revenue distribution within the conference. That has not happened. Those discussions are ongoing at all times," McCullough said at a board of trustees meeting in August, per ESPN. 

"FSU helps to drive value and will drive value for any partner, but we have spent a year trying to understand how we might fix the issue. There are no easy fixes to this challenge, but a group of us have spent literally a year. We've explored every possible option that you can imagine. The issue at hand is what can we do to