Charlotte: ACC expanding enhanced replay during 2026 college football season.
Charlotte · North CarolinaLast year, the conference showcased it during 27 game broadcasts. This season, the ACC will have 27 enhanced replay games in the first three weeks.
"Following a successful first year, we are proud to further elevate this fan-friendly initiative by bringing it to even more games in 2026. We will continue investing in technology that strengthen competitive integrity, improve operations, and enhance the student-athlete and fan experience."
This is what it looks and sounds like when an ACC ref talks over a replay review with the ACC Game Day Operations Center. "I think it's cool as a flat-out sports fan to see how those decisions are made," Phillips said at the ACC's kickoff event in July.
"You want to hear what's happening, why that decision on the field is either going to be upheld or overturned. I hope we can have maybe even a few more camera angles that will help us because we want to get it right."
KEY POINTS
- ACC expanding enhanced replay during 2026 college football season.
- As noted by ESPN’s David Hale, the ACC became the first league to give viewers behind-the-scenes access to the conference’s replay center in Charlotte, North Carolina, during in-game reviews.
- "Innovation remains a hallmark of the ACC, including being the first conference to provide enhanced replay transparency last season," ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said in a press release.
- The league had previously announced that Gary Patterson, a 30-year veteran of football officiating, would be its new head of officials , replacing Al Riveron, who stepped down from the position.