Don’t think of the ACC’s pending settlement with Florida State and Clemson, which will ostensibly end their wandering eyes for now, as the final say in where those two schools will play football.

The conference and two of its marquee members, Florida State and Clemson, are finalizing the end to their dueling lawsuits against each other. So what did all of this accomplish? And what’s next?

Clemson narrowly missed out on a trip to the ACC title game on Friday night, and they may have somewhere to point the finger. The Tigers trailed Louisville, ranked 10th and 13th, respectively, 33 ...