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Jim Phillips

Role(s) as quoted
  • ACC commissioner
Person type
Conference executives
Entries
2 (Feb 25, 2022 to Mar 6, 2026)
Topics
Governance & legislation (2) Playoff & bowls (1) Pay, NIL & revenue sharing (1)

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Jim Phillips, ACC commissioner · · NIL/portal (2021-23) · permalink
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Phillips said it was not the right time for CFP expansion, pointing to unanswered athlete health questions, wider disruption from NIL and the new NCAA constitution, and the need for a holistic review of the sport.
Source: ABC News (ESPN): ACC, Pac-12, Big Ten commissioners push back against College Football Playoff expansion critics
Playoff & bowls Governance & legislation
Jim Phillips, ACC commissioner · · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink
“We have 37 disparate laws across the country, so what you can do in one State is different than what you can do in another State.”
Phillips backed the SCORE Act, arguing a national law is needed to replace 37 conflicting state NIL laws. He said House-era scholarship additions had not hurt women's sports.
Source: The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara): Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on Saving College Sports and an Exchange With Reporters (official transcript)
Governance & legislation Pay, NIL & revenue sharing