6 new ACC teams gets linked to join Big 12 expansion as conference realignment takes new strides after Clemson & FSU's $570 million lawsuit

According to college football insider Greg Swaim, the ACC could see six teams leave the conference. He also believes the Big 12 will be the conference that would land them.

Several schools like FSU and Clemson have expressed interest in leaving the conference, and Swaim believes four others could do the same.

Swaim added that it is only a matter of time until FSU and Clemson will leave the ACC and expects Louisville, NC State, Virginia Tech, Miami, and Pittsburgh to all follow suit.

"As others have recently reported, there are quite a few ACC schools who realize the situation could change quickly, and so have been having third-party conversations with other power conferences for some time. And like the P12, they'd like to stay if things were equitable with the #SEC and #B1G, but obviously, they aren't," Swaim reported.

"As we talked about a year ago, with here and on the show, #CardNation, #NCState, #VT, #GT, #TheU, and #Pitt are known to be interested in the #Big12, should things go bad, and they don't get an SEC or B10 offer," Swaim added.

If the six schools would indeed leave the ACC, it would be a huge hit to the conference. It would also likely mean college football will only have just three premier conferences — the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12.

All of this is just a rumor for now, and there is nothing official about any of these schools leaving the ACC. However, where there's smoke, there's fire.

FSU and Clemson suing ACC

FSU and Clemson sued the ACC over the conference's withdrawal penalty and grant of rights, and are both seeking to leave the conference without paying the $570 million exit fee. The ACC has countersued both schools.

"I can state that we will fight to protect the ACC and our members for as long as it takes," ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said via ESPN. "We are confident in this league and that it will remain a premier conference in college athletics for the long-term future. These disputes continue to be extremely damaging, disruptive, and incredibly harmful to the league."

Phillips also said that FSU and Clemson both signed the grant of rights in 2013 and again in 2016, so both schools were aware of what they were agreeing to.

However, rumors continue to swirl about both schools and potentially more, leaving the ACC soon.