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Clemson Tigers News: South Carolina judge rules in Clemson's favor

Clemson scored a victory in Pickens County yesterday when the judge ruled the ACC does do business in the state, making it the proper jurisdiction for the Tigers' lawsuit against the conference.
ByJohn Chancey|
Graham Neff, right,Clemson University Athletic Director smiles as Judge Perry H. Gravely, rules on the university's motion for summary judgement and the conference's motion to dismiss, at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, S.C. Friday, July 12, 2024.
Graham Neff, right,Clemson University Athletic Director smiles as Judge Perry H. Gravely, rules on the university's motion for summary judgement and the conference's motion to dismiss, at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, S.C. Friday, July 12, 2024. | Ken Ruinard / Greenville News / POOL

South Carolina judge rules that Clemson’s lawsuit will continue against the ACC

Clemson was back in court on Friday, this time in Pickens County for the school’s case against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Much of the question regarding jurisdiction in this case has been whether the ACC does business in South Carolina or not.

The judge issued a ruling yesterday that Clemson had demonstrated that the ACC does business in South Carolina and that it is a proper place for the case to be heard.

This means both cases (South Carolina and North Carolina) will move forward. The ACC lawsuit in North Carolina will pause briefly as Clemson appeals the most recent decision by the judge to the state Supreme Court.

Some of the redacted parts of the ACC’s Grant of Rights have been revealed too and it appears that Clemson’s argument centers on the differences in the document between current membership and former membership.

If this strategy is successful, it minimizes the impact of the length of the GOR contract, which extends through 2036.

Other news and notes from around Clemson athletics:

Clemson Women’s Basketball has added another transfer player to the roster. Kinsley Barrington is a 6’-0” forward from Vineyard, Utah. She played two seasons each for Southern Utah and Cal Baptist. She has one season of eligibility remaining.

The roster now features seventeen players for new head coach Shawn Poppie.

Clemson Track & Field alum Veronica Fraley will be representing the United States at the Paris Summer Games.

Fraley was a Tiger from 2019-21. She finished her NCAA career at Vanderbilt with a 2024 discus championship.

Hunter Tyson is featuring for the Denver Nuggets summer league team for the second season in a row, and this year he is joined by fellow Clemson Men’s Basketball alum PJ Hall. Here are some of the highlights from yesterday’s game where both Tigers were in the starting lineup.

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