Jim Phillips
- Role(s) as quoted
- Person type
- Conference executives
- Entries
- 5 (Feb 25, 2022 to Oct 13, 2026)
- Topics
- Governance & legislation (4) Playoff & bowls (2) Pay, NIL & revenue sharing (2) Conference realignment (1) Scheduling & calendar (1)
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Phillips said it was not the right time for CFP expansion, pointing to unanswered athlete health questions, wider disruption from NIL and the new NCAA constitution, and the need for a holistic review of the sport.
“We have 37 disparate laws across the country, so what you can do in one State is different than what you can do in another State.”
Phillips backed the SCORE Act, arguing a national law is needed to replace 37 conflicting state NIL laws. He said House-era scholarship additions had not hurt women's sports.
“When you don't have all of the tools necessary in enforcement, whether the NCAA or the CSC, it still leaves a hole in enforcement. You know, there's a lot of cases that are out there. We have some in our conference with student-athletes and tampering and the rest of it, but until you have the authority necessary to do some of these things, there's always going to be a little bit of a lag, but I feel good overall.”
Asked about College Sports Commission investigations into possible revenue-sharing cap evasion (reported by CBS Sports on Oct. 8, 2026; interview date not stated), said NCAA-CSC coordination has improved but enforcement will lag until the CSC has full authority.
“We have 14 schools that feel really good about it that want to sign it, and we have four schools that have an issue with a portion of it. So that's what I'm going to continue to push towards the decision makers and those that have written the bill to date.”
At ACC Tipoff, acknowledged the league is split on the Protect College Sports Act: 14 schools back it while Clemson, Florida State, Miami and North Carolina want its realignment provisions changed (a 22-school conference cap instead of 20 and no required independence period before switching leagues). He said those schools should get direct access to lawmakers.
“The longevity of the championship game still hangs in the balance a little bit.”
Told the Charlotte Business Journal (reported by ACCSports.com on Oct. 13, 2026) that the ACC title game's future depends on whether the CFP grows to 24 teams, with a decision expected by Dec. 1; ACC coaches would rather go straight from the regular season into the playoff.
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