CARY, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference opened 2025 mired in a legal fight with two member schools while waiting on broadcast partner ESPN to extend a media deal with the league for the long term.

Those issues long resolved , the league has been focused on the future, building its brand with the arrival of revenue sharing and adapting to the constantly shifting landscape of college athletics .

“It's been a welcomed period,” Commissioner Jim Phillips said. “And one that has been sensational because it's allowed us to get back to work on the things that we really have set for priority.”

The Associated Press shadowed Phillips during his weekend travels to Pittsburgh for the Panthers' football game against Notre Dame as the league faces challenges in landing more than one b

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