ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips on ACC lacrosse, Syracuse's role in the ACC and a 24-team playoff

About this episode

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips discusses various college sports issues including ACC lacrosse, Syracuse's role, and the need for a 24-team playoff.

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to discuss a number of college sports issues. Axe and Phillips discuss the ACC's dominant presence in the Men's Lacrosse Final Four and if we'll see ACC expansion in the sport anytime soon. Axe and Phillips also discuss Syracuse's importance to the ACC, his early discussions with new SU Chancellor Mike Haynie and AD Bryan Blair, why he feels college football needs a 24-team playoff and why federal legislation is needed to stabilize college athletics. Would you like your music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at baxe@syracuse.com to find out how! Syracuse Sports Insiders get to text Brent anytime to get your SU sports questions answered, keep up on the latest news and SU opinions, get your takes heard on the "Syracuse Sports" podcast or just to talk Orange sports with Brent anytime! Sign up to become a Syracuse Sports Insider ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brent Axe

Guest: Jim Phillips

Topics covered

• ACC lacrosse
• Syracuse sports
• college football playoff
• college athletics
• ACC expansion

Keywords

• ACC
• lacrosse
• Syracuse
• college football
• playoff
• expansion
• athletics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Syracuse.com, ACC, SU

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