FSU, Miami, Clemson, UNC request changes to college sports realignment bill
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 2, 2026, 8:08 PM
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
The leaders of Florida State, Miami, Clemson, and North Carolina sent a letter to House leadership on October 1, 2026, requesting amendments to the Protect College Sports Act’s realignment rules. They seek to raise the power conference membership cap from 20 to 22 institutions and eliminate the three-year independence requirement for schools changing conferences. Currently, the bill requires any school moving to a new power conference to be an independent for three years before joining. The group expressed a desire for a compromise as the legislation moves to the House, which is not scheduled to return until November 9.
- •FSU, Miami, Clemson, and UNC sent a letter to Congress on October 1.
- •They request raising the conference membership cap from 20 to 22.
- •The proposed bill includes a three-year independence requirement for changing conferences.
- •These schools emphasize a need for legislative adjustments as the bill heads to the House.
- •The House is set to reconvene on November 9, 2026.
- 8:08 PMYahoo Sports — Exclusive: FSU, Miami, Clemson, UNC ask Congress to change Protect College Sports Act’s realignment rules
"As the Protect College Sports Act builds momentum in Washington following its passage in the Senate, the leaders of Florida State, Miami, Clemson and North Carolina sent a letter to House leadership earlier this week requesting changes to the bill’s realignment rules. In its current form, the PCSA caps power conferences at 20 members and […]
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