The University of Maryland has filed a $157 million countersuit against the ACC, raising a new allegation that the conference tried to recruit at least two unidentified Big Ten schools after learning of Maryland's intent to leave the ACC and join the Big Ten on July 1. According to documents obtained Tuesday from the Maryland attorney general's office, athletic officials from Wake Forest and Pittsburgh tried to recruit at least two Big Ten schools to the ACC. The Maryland attorney general's office called that move "a competitive reaction" to Maryland's departure. While not necessarily illegal, the argument is that it was hypocritical of the ACC to try to impede Maryland's departure with a $52.3 million exit fee and then turn around and recruit schools from the same conference Maryland is headed to. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...errapins-file-157-million-counterclaim-vs-acc
