Every power conference in college football has officially announced that it will add a ninth game to its schedule. The SEC finalized the decision , and not far behind, the ACC announced that it was moving to that schedule. The ACC had more logistical hurdles in front of them due to having 17 teams in the conference, but thanks to Notre Dame, it makes that leap possible.
The ACC athletic directors voted to expand the conference schedule to nine games and mandate that schools play 10 power conference teams. ACC Notre Dame plays five ACC teams every year, but that does not equate to enough, so every year, one team will play an 8+2 schedule, while every other team plays a 9+1 schedule, and both will equal 10 total Power Four opponents each year.
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