NBC adds John Fanta to bolster college basketball coverage
The rising star in college hoops media will call Big Ten and Big East games.
The rising star in college hoops media will call Big Ten and Big East games.
The network is looking to familiarize fans and viewers with the four new schools.
This match drew 612,000 viewers, more than the Northwestern-Nebraska football lead-in (560,000).
"Any way you cut it, Fox destroyed the Pac-12."
Peacock is filling out their staffing for their college basketball coverage this year.
The Big Ten is adding four West Coast schools in 2024, and that looks likely to lead to more late kickoffs on some or all of Fox, FS1, and BTN.
Conference realignment armageddon is fully upon us once again.
"After talking with our parents, our teammates, and Coach Braun, we have made the decision to not attend Big Ten Media Day."
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, ex-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren gave the 2026 conference championship game to NBC "without full authority to do so." Warren's deal with NBC also created a divide between the network and top schools over late-November night games.
The Big Ten reportedly has their next commissioner lined up.
Commissioner Val Ackerman announced Wednesday in New York that the conference intends to initiate talks to renew its media rights deal with Fox.