"The SEC 'is where the Tar Heels are aiming' under the leadership of Chancellor Lee Roberts and incoming AD Steve Newmark should a move occur. The ACC’s decreasing exit fees dip from $93M to a flat $75M threshold with the 2030-31 school year."

The Tar Heels would add another prominent college baseball program to the SEC, but life would get harder for Mississippi State's teams.

Per the ACC settlement terms, the league’s exit fees go from $165 million this current academic year to $147 million in 2026-27. The number drops to $129 million in 2027-28, and $111 million in 2028-29 before dropping under the $100 million threshold beginning in 2029, per Inside Carolina’s report.