Al Riveron Steps Down as ACC Supervisor of Football Officials

Overview

• Al Riveron announced his resignation on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, ending a roughly three-and-a-half-year run as the ACC’s supervisor of football officials.
• The ACC said it has opened a national search for a successor and intends to expand the live replay-audio transparency model that let viewers listen to replay deliberations last season.
• Riveron built the conference’s new gameday operations center in Charlotte and routinely joined officials there to coordinate reviews and communicate with stadium crews during games.
• His 30-plus years of experience include on-field college work, a long NFL career as an official and administrator, and service as the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, roles the ACC credited in praising his transparency.
• The timing of his exit leaves a major staff vacancy less than two months before the season, which could pressure continuity in training, in-game replay operations, and rollout of expanded transparency measures.