ACCSports.com is reporting that the ACC has cut ties with referee Karl Hess. This comes just 5 days after a tweet claiming Hess made a racial slur. The league indicated that the action wasn't solely due to this accusation but it was the tipping point.
The ACC is severing ties with controversial referee Karl Hess, multiple sources told David Glenn of ACCSports.com and The David Glenn Show on Friday morning.
The decision to end the conference's relationship with Hess was made by ACC supervisor of officials John Clougherty and other ACC decision-makers on Thursday. It's still unclear whether the decision will go into effect immediately. The conference was considering giving Hess a two-week window to reach out to other conferences and schedule games later in the season while officiating ACC games as scheduled, sources told Glenn.
