ACC announces changes to 2025 basketball tournament formats, approves new tech for football
The ACC has announced the adoption of a new technology initiative that will allow for the use of in-helmet communications, pending approval by the NCAA football rules committee.
The measure was unanimously supported by the league’s head football coaches.
The new measure will allow teams to be provided with access to in-game video, which will enhance their ability to make in-game adjustments. Teams will also be provided with access to coach-to-player communication devices that will allow for one-way communication between the sideline and the players on the field.
The ACC is still in the process of ironing out the exact practices to ensure equity, presumably meaning the conference will have significant oversight into the process.
Use of either piece of new technology is permissive and will be at each school’s discretion.
The helmet communications have been a popular topic of conversation when it comes to potential rule changes in recent years, with the potential use getting the college game closer to the NFL in terms of technology use.
In addition to that news, the ACC also voted on the men’s and women’s basketball tournament format with the introduction of new teams to the conference. The top 15 teams will compete in the 2025 ACC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments.
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The league will still play a 20-game slate for the men and an 18-game slate for the women. The league commented on the conclusion of its meetings, where the changes were adopted.
“The leadership at our current and future membership is tremendous and the successes we are able to celebrate are simply amazing,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said in a press release. “It is always beneficial to meet in person and the dialog surrounding the myriad of national topics as well as how to continue to elevate the conference were significant and extremely valuable.”
California, SMU and Stanford are set to join the conference in 2024, taking the league to a total of 18 teams.