ACC Votes to Consider NC Sites to Host Championships After HB2 Repeal

NORH CAROLINA -- The ACC announced that its ready to start holding events again in north carolina after thursday's repeal of House Bill 2.

In a statement the league said its council of presidents has voted to again consider North Carolina sites to host events.

In September, the ACC pulled 10 neutral site championships for the 2016-2017 season due to the law, which included moving the ACC football championship game from charlotte to Orlando.

This means the football title game will return to Charlotte in December, and the women's basketball tournament will return to Greensboro.

Now it's still unclear if the NCAA will bring events back to the state, but President Mark Emmert said in a news conference Thursday that they should have decision by next week.

Governor Roy Cooper responded to the ACC's decision to consider North Carolina sites to host events.

In a statement he says, "This compromise was a first step to repairing our state’s reputation and economy, and it’s encouraging to see the ACC put North Carolina back on its list. This is the first major step in a continued fight for statewide anti-discrimination protections."