Eric Collins’ FS1 description of a WVU pick had many thinking they heard a f-bomb
"The ball is picked off by Beanie Bishop! What a funky interception that was!"
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Matt Leinart dressed as a leprechaun to pay off USC-ND bet: ‘I should be on the cover of Lucky Charms.’
"Hey, I’m going to milk this if I have to wear this awful thing."
Joel Klatt on James Franklin comment on Fox broadcast: ‘ Wish I could have had that one back.’
"My intent was not to take a shot at James Franklin. I'm here to tell you I wish I would have handled that differently."
Fox College Football’s rivalry graphics continue to confuse everyone
"This is the most oddly arranged graphic you could possibly have come up with."
Colorado’s win over TCU was one of Fox’s most-watched college football games ever
Colorado's Week One win in the Big Noon Kickoff slot delivered more than seven million viewers.
Fox Sports hits the jackpot as Colorado delivers on the hype
Fox Sports is going to cash in on their bet to air Colorado's first two games of the regular season under Deion Sanders.
Mark Ingram II had a special horseback entrance for his Big Noon Kickoff debut
Former Saints running back Mark Ingram made a grand entrance for his Fox Big Noon Kickoff debut appearance in Fort Worth.
Fox’s Mark Ingram II is still open to an NFL comeback this season
"If you're a true, legit contender, go ahead and give me a shout."
Ohio State AD Gene Smith says Fox paid the tab to bring Oregon, Washington to Big Ten
"Fox brought new money to the table for Oregon and for Washington that they provided."
Reggie Bush could be done at Fox, may again be replaced by Mark Ingram
A New York Post report has Reggie Bush set to leave Fox, and Mark Ingram set to retire from the NFL to take his spot.
Analyzing ESPN’s report on an unfinished Big Ten TV deal, Kevin Warren criticisms, and the conference having to ‘pay back’ Fox and NBC
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.
Pac-12 greenlights enhanced football broadcasts
"The Pac-12 is committed to delivering unprecedented access and entertainment to our fans throughout our football broadcasts, and to working with our media partners to be on the cutting edge of innovation."
Big 12 plans for expanded access could see football coaches and players mic’d up
"We want to bring our fans closer to what we do, and give them a peek under the hood."
Texas and Oklahoma early Big 12 exit negotiations stall over TV, deal ‘unlikely’
"There's no formal timeline or brink from which you can't come back. But this is where things are right now -- a deal is unlikely."
Big 12 signs deals with ESPN and Fox through 2030-31, with a 90 percent average annual value jump
The Big 12 is set to make much more money in media rights beginning in 2025-26.
Utah under fire for not telling FS1 broadcast QB Cam Rising wouldn’t play
"Even if you didn’t get a heads up in the meeting, you should get a call from the sports information director — basically, the PR department — before the game."
Report says Fox is blocking early Texas-Oklahoma move to SEC, Big 12 plans they’ll be there through 2024-25 (updated)
"Sources told Dodd that Fox would likely have demanded a return to make its future programming whole, including a top-tier selection of games years into the future given the marquee programs would have left its airwaves early."
Urban Meyer reportedly to stay at Fox, with ‘no contact’ with Nebraska
"He's expected to stay at Fox and not pursue coaching opportunities."
Drew Brees went on Fox’s college football pregame show and proved he does have a personality
Thursday night may have been Drew Brees’ best possible audition for his next opportunity in the media.
Big 12 to start media rights talks with Fox and ESPN 18 months early
This comes a year and a half ahead of the contractually-mandated window for extension talks in February 2024.
Fox promoted their Nebraska-Northwestern Ireland game with a graphic including Kansas State’s mascot
Missed it by that much, Fox.
Former ESPN sideline reporter Allison Williams joins Fox Sports
"Having to step away from the sport and profession I love this past year has re-affirmed and reinvigorated the passion I have for this job."
Fox officially announces they’ve hired Jason Benetti
“Jason is a top-tier broadcaster that elevates every production he joins.”
Jason Benetti reportedly talking with Fox about joining college football coverage
Fox is changing things up.
FBS AD says Fox and ESPN are “quietly” driving realignment by relaying valuations: “We’re not picking random schools.”
"They really don’t like to be known as deciding who is in what league, but don’t think there aren’t conversations of, ‘If we take this property, how much value are they going to bring?’ We’re not picking random schools. … They just don’t want the optics of them deciding, but the money is coming from them. They have to tell the league or someone (the TV value of schools)."