Thrasher shoots down report of FSU, Clemson contacting SEC

One day after a radio personality in South Carolina claimed on Twitter that Florida State and Clemson have "reached out" to the Southeastern Conference with hopes of leaving the ACC, FSU President John Thrasher issued a statement denying any such inquiry.

Tuesday's release from the university described Thrasher's comments as a, "response to inaccurate media reports regarding FSU."

“I want to be clear that persistent reports that Florida State has been in contact with the Southeastern Conference are untrue," Thrasher said. "We have had no communication with the SEC or any representatives of the SEC.”

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Here was the original Tweet:

The report soon was picked up by various media outlets and shared thousands of times on social media, although Ryan later came back and suggested that he never reported the story as news.

Internet chatter and media speculation about the ACC's future has begun to boil following the SEC's decision to bring in Oklahoma and Texas from the Big 12.

Here is some recent related coverage and analysis from Warchant.com:

* Schoffel: FSU needs to focus more on fixing than fleeing

* Warchant TV Replay: Town hall discussion about FSU, conference realignment

* Warchant Roundtable: Hashing out FSU's past and future conference options

* Clark: This realignment will blow up college football as we know it

* Schoffel: Three things FSU fans should remember during conference chaos

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