Chad Voytik's family was going to go to nearly all of his games next year regardless, but now they won't have to travel as far with the ACC announcing Sunday that Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be joining the ACC.Voytik, a four-star quarterback from Cleveland, Tenn., is committed to the Panthers. There is no date set on when the Pitt will leave the Big East and join the conference, but it's likely to be sooner rather than the 27-month period the Big East mandates. So instead of Voytik's family traveling to Connecticut or New Jersey for road games, now they can make the much easier and shorter trips to South Carolina or Virginia or just about any current ACC school."I was so excited, I put it my Facebook status about Pitt joining the ACC," Voytik said shortly after the news became official Sunday.Voytik is one of just many Panthers commitments excited for the move to the ACC. Three-star defensive tackle Tyrique Jarrett (Pittsburgh/Taylor Allderdice) found out about the move on Facebook and already knows it means more exposure for him and the program."It's going to be good playing against some of the best in one of the best conferences," Jarrett said.Much like the Big East, the ACC's public image has been beaten up a little bit over the last several years for the conference's lack of elite teams. With the resurrection of Florida State, though, and the addition of two new teams, the ACC is attempting to work its way back up.The Seminoles, which dropped from No. 5 to No. 11 after Saturday's loss to Oklahoma, is the team most recruits single out when talking about future opponents. "Florida State, I look forward to playing against them," two-star Austintown-Fitch (Ohio) athlete Christopher Davis said, "just because I know they're a powerhouse team."His twin brother, Demetrious Davis, a four-star athlete, echoed the same sentiment."I'll be hyped playing them," he said.Joining the ACC will also allow Pittsburgh to get its foot in the door in the fertile recruiting states along the Alantic Coast and Southeast, too. Florida, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas are rich with high school talent. The Panthers are already in a good position in Western Pennsylvania, where there is plenty of talent available in the state, and in bordering states New Jersey and Ohio. By traveling to ACC schools for road games, though, high school players in the area will be exposed to the Panthers, which can only help their recruiting efforts in those states."I think it's big for recruiting and building a championship team," says Voytik, who had offers from ACC schools Clemson, Virginia and Wake Forest. "It's good to put on your résumé."I feel the ACC in general, its teams, even if they're not as good as some of the Big East teams, they still have the overall respect of people. When you think of Clemson and Florida State, you think positive things. I think it's the mindset of the general population."