ACC mulls 3-5-5 college football scheduling model in an effort to scrap divisions

-- The ACC is moving closer to adopting a new football scheduling format that would scrap divisions and give teams an opportunity to play each other more frequently, starting as early as 2023.Though no vote was taken to formally change the format, commissioner Jim Phillips and multiple athletic directors discussed a 3-5-5 scheduling model in which league teams would play three permanent opponents, then rotate through the rest over a two-year period (five one year, five the next).Earlier this week, the NCAA Football Oversight Committee recommended conferences no longer be required to have divisions to hold a conference championship game. "We've played NC State 105 years in a row, and if you go to that model and they're not one of your [annual rivals], that could change."Maximizing more appealing matchups across the league is another area where the ACC sees room for growth without divisions, so there have been extensive discussions with ESPN about what that could mean for television and, in particular, prime-time matchups.In addition to changing its own scheduling model, Phillips said the time was now to "take a look" at alternative models for the governance of all of college football.