ACC Football

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced yesterday that the conference would play 10 conference football games with one additional out-of-conference game as long as the game is played in the university's home state. Additionally the conference made its seven-page document of COVID-19 procedures that each member university will follow available to the public.

Conferences are nailing down the plans for the 2020 season. The ACC is opting for a 10 game conference schedule with one additional non conference game, according to Brett McMurphy of watchstadium.com.

The ACC and the Pac-12 are getting closer to determining the 2020 football schedule. How will this affect the Alabama Crimson Tide and the SEC?

John Swofford, who was hired as the ACC commissioner in April 1997, will step down after the 2020-2021 college football season. He has held the longest occupation as the commissioner, since the ACC was established in 1953.

This week, Clemson University Athletics announced that 23 football players and 5 other student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. It is unclear what sports the other athletes are involved with, but the athletic department has asked anyone who may have come in close contact with those who tested positive to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.

On Thursday, it was announced that the formerly named “Belk Bowl” will be rebranding as the “Duke’s Mayonnaise Bowl.” The bowl game, which is played in Charlotte, North Carolina has historically featured conference tie-ins for both the ACC and the SEC but now will feature the Big Ten conference, which will swap out with the SEC every other year.

Swinney largely blamed the death of Floyd and the subsequent violence that has followed on a sinful human nature. His statements have received mixed reactions from the public. One reaction has come from former Clemson Kanyon Tuttle. Tuttle alleges on his personal Twitter, that Coach Swinney allowed racial slurs to occur at Tigers'football practices without repercussion.

Anna Hickey, who covers Clemson football and recruiting for 247Sports, joined Host of "Southern Fried Sports" Travis Reier to talk ball and discuss if there's still any of his alma mater left in Clemson's Dabo Swinney.

Tony Barnhart of the SEC Network joined The Game with Ryan Fowler and gave his thoughts on what Tua Tagovailoa must do to lead the Crimson Tide to the postseason.

Former LSU and Southern Miss head coach Curley Hallman dissects the differences in the quality of SEC and ACC football and more on Inside the Locker Room.