The ACC becomes the fourth league, along with the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten, and Big 12, to have at least 16 football-playing members.
based on their postseason success that has typically been evenly distributed to league teams.
“We are confident that the ACC and its constituent institutions are an excellent match for our university and will provide an elite competitive context for our student-athletes in this changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics," University of California-Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ said. Stanford and Cal have athletic programs with rich histories of producing Olympians, all-stars and hall of famers, including Super Bowl winning quarterback John Elway and swimmer Katie Ledecky from Stanford and NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and swimmer Missy Franklin from Cal.
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