Texas, Oklahoma SEC Move Would Concentrate College Sports Wealth
A tectonic shift of money and power may be underway in college sports. Big 12 powers Texas and Oklahoma, two of the richest and most popular athletic departments in the…
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New Methodology Pegs Stanford as Top All-Around Sports Program
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Now That’s More Like It: Bama-Georgia Game Delivers Familiar Ratings Highs
If it didn’t quite live up to the pre-game hype, Saturday night’s showdown between the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide and No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs served as a reminder that…
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
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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…
Big Ten Imperils Disney and Fox Sports’ Plans to Recoup Lost Revenue
Since word began swirling that the Big Ten was on the brink of throwing in the towel on college football season, television executives have been forced to wrestle with a…
College Football Decision Day Looms for Conferences, Players and the NCAA
Reports have circulated about the fate of the fall football season for months, the uncertainty hanging thickest among the Power 5 conferences, many of which have made…
Disney and Fox See Declines, Hold Out Hope for Football
If the Walt Disney Co. is to bounce back from a pandemic-plagued third quarter, it’s going to need college football’s Power 5 conferences to stage a healthy and…
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