Florida State takes aim at former ACC commissioner John Swofford in amended lawsuit against league

Florida State has personalized its legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles have filed an amended complaint against the league that alleges former commissioner John Swofford cost member schools millions of dollars by acting in the best interest of his son who worked at television partner Raycom Sports. The complaint says Chad Swofford was director of business development at Raycom Sports in 2008 when the Southeastern Conference sold all of its media rights to ESPN and cut Raycom out for the first time in more than two decades. The complaint adds that when bidding began on the ACC’s new deal in 2010, John Swofford made it clear to ESPN and FOX that Raycom needed to be involved in the package.