That said, Phillips did acknowledge that closing the revenue gap on the Big Ten and SEC remains a matter he gives his attention to daily. You see 15 boxes on a screen. Phillips moved to the University of Notre Dame in 2000, where he served as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. It is floating like that balloon, off and away, never to be seen again. Are there ways out of the Grant of Rights? Steve Forbes on ACC Coach of the Year vote: "I voted for Coach K", Wilbon on Coach K: I'd have him with anyone except Coach Wooden, Chris Spatola on possible Scott Drew interest with Louisville: "The ACC needs Syracuse, Louisville to be good", Sean Tucker tops the ACC's Top RB list for 2022, Next Up: Examining 2023's One-and-Done ACC players, led by Dariq Whitehead, 2023 NBA Draft: The Top 15 Veteran Prospects in the ACC, No Ifs, Ands or Mutts about it: Justyn Mutts is the ACC's most indispensable player, Top ACC football coaches by win percentage in the modern era, Dukes Elko Voted ACC Football Coach of the Year, UNCs Drake Maye Selected ACC Player of the Year, ACC, SEC and ESPN announce future mens and womens basketball challenges, ACC basketball tips off Dec. 2 See the 2022-23 Mens Basketball Conference Schedule, TheeDesign Phillips also locked up Chris Collins and Pat Fitzgerald with lengthy contract extensions last spring. Isnt it for the good of the network to keep the league relevant? It was a little over 10 years ago when I had the good fortune of briefly meeting Dr. Phillips in the press box at Ryan Field for a story on the football programs newly-found success at that time. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. James J. Phillips is an American college athletic administrator. ACC's Jim Phillips optimistic about state of college athletics That is a big reason football will take up the bulk of the agenda when the league holds in-person winter meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting Wednesday. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips' first year at the helm has been defined by his deft navigation of the unexpected, as he resisted panic and didn't cave to popular opinion, all at warp speed and with his hallmark personal touch, the accomplishments far outpacing the missteps. Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson has been vocal with his concerns in this regard. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday he's exploring all available options to reduce the revenue gap with the SEC and Big Ten, but argued the arms race in college football risks doing . At Northwestern, Phillips worked in the nations richest conference, the Big Ten, where average annual distribution to schools exceeds $50 million. (AP) Phillips arrives with . Specifically, Phillips calls for a national NIL standard to avoid a patchwork of state laws that are incompatible with NCAA recruiting guidelines.