With the contract with ESPN broadcasting rights now completed, the ACC reportedly will work toward a settlement with Clemson and Florida State to potentially end lawsuits against the conference.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ESPN has exercised its option extending its media rights agreement with the ACC through the 2035-36 academic year. The network and the ACC announced the extension Thursday.

In a crucial move for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), ESPN has exercised its option to extend its broadcasting rights through 2036, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. This decision ...