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ACC Lets Miami Keep Full $14 Million in CFP Earnings Under ‘Success Initiatives’ Policy

The policy rewards on-field results to ease revenue strains ahead of next season’s new CFP revenue-sharing formula.

Overview

  • Miami has retained $14 million to date under the ACC’s 2024–25 success-initiatives model, which allows schools to keep their College Football Playoff payouts.
  • The Hurricanes’ total reflects $4 million for making the 12-team field, $4 million for a first-round win, and $6 million for a quarterfinal victory.
  • With a semifinal win over Ole Miss on Jan. 8, Miami would add $6 million for a potential $20 million haul, plus $3 million in travel payments for each round played.
  • Conference officials adopted the keep-what-you-earn approach after rising revenue tensions, with recent legal challenges from Florida State and Clemson cited in local reporting as part of the backdrop.
  • This is the final season of performance-based CFP distributions; next year’s formula shifts to fixed shares of roughly 29% each for the Big Ten and SEC, 17% for the ACC, 15% for the Big 12, and 10% for the Group of 6, as the Big Ten remains the largest cumulative beneficiary so far.