Today in conference realignment: Utah State joining Pac-12, Gonzaga might follow, AAC teams definitely won’t
By the time you read this, another school has probably joined the Pac-12.
Archives
Tulane Green Wave tweet video of uniform reveal interrupted by Aaron Judge home run
After seeing their game Friday repeatedly interrupted by Aaron Judge cut-ins, the official Tulane football Twitter account had some fun with that Wednesday.
AAC wants to try to poach at least some remaining Big 12 teams, cites TV deal: “We’ve already got ESPN at the table.”
At first glance, the idea of the AAC adding Big 12 teams makes no sense from a financial standpoint, unless those teams are completely out of options or unless ESPN decides those additions somehow make the AAC worth a whole lot more. But ESPN could possibly decide that as part of an overall campaign to claim more college football rights from Fox.
AAC commissioner Mike Aresco addresses ESPN+ criticisms as part of new media deal
In March, the American Athletic Conference cozied up with ESPN in a long-term rights deal that left many...
ESPN signs 12-year, $1 billion deal with AAC with no grant of rights, quadruples payouts, moves lots of games to ESPN+
Per-school payouts from this deal are expected to rise to $6.94 million per year, almost $5 million more than the level they were at.
The American Athletic Conference wants schools to lock in to staying, potentially offering top schools more: will the likes of UCF take that...
The American wants its schools to provide a grant-of-rights, making it harder for them to leave but possibly tripling or quadrupling the conference TV package.
American Athletic Conference looking outside the box for next TV deal?
The American Athletic Conference’s very existence was under severe threat just a few months ago, with it looking...