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Networks Breathe Easier as SEC Football Delivers With Big Ten Waiting in Wings
The long-awaited return of SEC football has had an immediate impact on the college game's TV deliveries, as fans flocked back to the tube to watch powerhouse programs…
Cooperation From State Officials and Limited Liability Exposure Enable Pac-12 Return
Five weeks after suspending its fall season, the Pac-12, the last holdout among the Power 5 conferences to greenlight fall football, reversed course on Thursday and…
Pac-12 Football to Start Nov. 7 for Six-Week Season Plus Championship
On Thursday, the Pac-12 announced plans to play a shortened fall football season starting on Nov. 7, sources confirmed to Sportico. The six-week season will include a…
Jumbled Schedules and Dud Matchups Sink College Football TV Ratings
While it's fair to say that at least some of the recent TV ratings declines may be chalked up to a sort of option paralysis in the face of an unprecedented array of live…
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Coming SoonBiden Outspends Trump on NFL Ads as Networks Await Big Ten Swing-State Games
In retrospect, media watchers probably should have known that 2020 was going to be a year unlike any other when the sitting president of the United States and a…
The Big Ten’s Surprise Football Reversal in Numbers: Data Viz
The Big Ten's stated reason for its football about face was the availability of reliable, daily COVID-19 testing. Under the surface, however, there are hundreds of…
Big Ten Football Reversal May Stave Off Legal Pressure on Conference
The Big Ten's decision to reverse course and join the SEC, ACC and Big 12 in playing football this fall comes as the conference faces mounting legal actions over its…
Big Ten to Return to Football Weekend of October 24
Big Ten football is back after conference presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to resume play the weekend of October 23. That start date would allow the Big Ten…
U.S. College Football Map Reveals a Red-Blue Battleground: Data Viz
"Stick to sports" may have been a futile mission for 2020, but the past several weeks in the sports world have dashed any remaining hopes. The NBA paused its entire…
Nebraska Football Players Sue Big Ten in Claim of Harm to Business Prospects
The Big Ten's decision to cancel the fall football season has now become a legal controversy. On Thursday, eight Nebraska football players filed a complaint in a…
Answering Three Key Legal Questions on College Sports in the Pandemic
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