A new college football bowl game in Charlotte, North Carolina, was established in 2002 by Raycom Sports (now a part of Gray Television).

In 2011, Charlotte-based department store chain Belk acquired the title sponsorship for a three-year period through 2013.

In 2020, the ACC's opponent in the bowl is scheduled to begin alternating between the Big Ten Conference and SEC through 2025, with a Big Ten team playing in even-numbered years and an SEC team playing in odd-numbered years.

Lost (6): Arkansas, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Navy, Texas A&M Within the ACC's 17 football members, 10 have appeared in the game: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Members that have yet to appear include California, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford and Syracuse.