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College Football Playoffs Could Bring $2B Annually To NCAA: This College Football Coach Says Players Should Get A Cut
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 12:20pm | 833National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football is planning to expand playoffs from four teams to 12. While this means lucrative media rights deals for the NCAA, one coach thought players should benefit as well. What Happened: In the 2021 NCAA college football season,...
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USC, UCLA In Big 10: Which Media, Streaming Firms Could Win From 2 College Football Superconferences
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 6:19am | 890This year's college football games are just a month and a half away from starting. The sport is one of the biggest storylines in recent weeks, with the ever-changing makeup of super conferences. Here are the recently announced changes and what they could mean for several media companies. What...
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Here's How Many People Watched The Michigan-Ohio State Game: Why It's Important
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 12:59pm | 650Known as “The Game,” the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University football teams is one of the most talked-about and watched games during the college football season. The 2021 game featured the two teams who are ranked in the top five and broke viewership...
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For The First Time Since 1917, Michigan And Ohio State Won't Play Rival Football Game
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 3:59pm | 592One of the storied college football rivalries will see a streak of more than 100 years come to an end in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened: The University of Michigan has canceled its scheduled football game with Ohio State University. The cancellation comes after Michigan shut...
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Big Ten Football Will Return In 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 10:52am | 493After shutting down college football for the 2020 season, the Big Ten Conference has reversed course. What Happened: The Big Ten Conference voted unanimously this week to begin college football games on Oct. 23, 2020. The league shut down the season back in August with an 11-3 vote...
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Big Ten Network's Big Tenth Anniversary: How A Conference Schooled Colleges In How To Cash In
Friday, September 1, 2017 - 11:46am | 839The big idea that made big-time college sports even richer began with a risky, some thought ridiculous concept. An entire television network devoted to a single athletic conference? Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany hatched the plan back in 2004, when he tried to get a more-lucrative extension from...
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Big 10 Signs Billion-Dollar Deal With ESPN
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 5:58pm | 230The Big 10 has signed a $1.14 billion deal with Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN to acquire half of the conferences media rights. The new deal continues an incredible 50-year relationship between the company and the Big 10. Currently, Fox Sports owns the other have of the Big 10's...
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Camp Harbaugh Attendance Shall Thrive
Sunday, June 5, 2016 - 1:56pm | 627There is only one event that's garnering more national media attention than the upcoming presidential election: the coverage of Jim Harbaugh and his satellite camp tour. This noteworthy phenomenon has blossomed into much more than a recruiting tool for his football program; it now encompasses...
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Michigan State Fans Relish the Spartans' Return to Pasadena
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 6:21pm | 829It took 25 years, but Michigan State will be back in Pasadena to ring in the new year. The team's first Rose Bowl since 1988 comes on the heels of a dominant, and surprising, Big Ten Championship season. The Spartan defense did the dirty work on the field (12.7 points allowed per game), and now...