Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson, two people familiar with the league's internal talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because there is no fully formed proposal and a resolution is far from imminent.
The discussions internally and with Florida State are an extension of a mediation session last month between the conference and the school that was ordered by the Florida judge overseeing the lawsuit FSU's board of trustees filed against the ACC in December, the people said.
Changes being considered to the revenue-sharing model would, similar to the ACC's recently adopted success initiative , be accessible to all members. Instead of rewarding accomplishments on the football field or basketball court, a new revenue-distribution system could reward schools for how valuable they are to television partners, one of the people said.
Yahoo! Sports first reported that ACC presidents were reviewing ways to tweak the league's revenue-sharing structure that could appease its disgruntled members.
