Randy Levine says SEC and Big Ten have no expansion plans despite ACC schools' lobbying push

Randy Levine, New York Yankees president and vice-chair of President Trump's Saving College Sports roundtable, told Front Office Sports that schools lobbying against the Protect College Sports Act's conference realignment restrictions have nowhere to go, because neither the SEC nor the Big Ten intends to expand. The PCSA's realignment provision has been revised multiple times — most recently allowing conferences up to 20 members and requiring departing schools to spend three years as independents within a six-year window — but several ACC schools, including Florida State, Miami, and South Florida, remain opposed and are now lobbying House members to strip the restrictions entirely. Florida's senators were the only pair from a single state to vote no on procedural advances consistently, though Sen. Ashley Moody ultimately voted yes on final passage after an amendment raised the membership cap to 20. According to sources cited by Front Office Sports, a letter has been sent to multiple House members urging a no vote unless realignment language is removed entirely, a development that could complicate passage given the slim House majority.

Schools in the ACC, principally Florida State, Miami, who want to blow up the ACC," Levine said during an interview with FOS, "the problem with that is that they have nowhere to go. I've talked to the Big Ten yesterday, and the SEC. And they have no plans to expand.
From Front Office Sports

Why it matters

For coaches: Coaches at ambitious ACC programs may find their schools locked into the conference longer than anticipated if the legislation passes with realignment limits intact.

For media: Conference stability or realignment directly affects future media rights negotiations, several of which are set to expire around the time the bill's provision would sunset.

For athletes: Realignment restrictions in the bill could limit athletes' future options if their school is unable to switch conferences.

For collectives: Collectives tied to schools eyeing a conference move face continued uncertainty about long-term competitive positioning.

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Sources

Front Office Sports · Amanda Christovich: SEC and Big Ten Don’t Want to Expand, Says Trump’s College Sports Czar Randy Levine

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