{"slug": "mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two", "title": "Mailbag: How the Senate bill could spark realignment, fate of the Group of Six, two 24-team conferences and loads more", "summary": "A Senate bill could trigger a major realignment in college sports, potentially leading to two 24-team conferences and reshaping the future of the Group of Six, according to a mailbag analysis. The bill's anti-expansion components may prompt Florida State and Clemson to consider leaving the ACC immediately.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...If Florida State and Clemson believe the PCSA could pass with anti-expansion components, would they consider leaving the ACC immediately?\n\nAlready have an account\n\n[Log In](https://www.mercurynews.com/login?&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2026%2F06%2F20%2Fmailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two-24-team-conferences-and-loads-more%2F)\nThis article is only available to subscribers\n\nOffer valid for non-subscribers only", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/20/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two-24-team-conferences-and-loads-more/", "published_at": "2026-06-20 18:50:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-20 19:09:14.683685+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Florida State", "Clemson", "ACC", "Senate"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mailbag-how-the-senate-bill-could-spark-realignment-fate-of-the-group-of-six-two.jsonld"}}