A Few Problems with the SEC’s New ESPN Deal

Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY SportsEarlier this week, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced a teleconference for a “major announcement.” That announcement of course was the SEC’s new TV deal with ABC and ESPN. A lackluster announcement giving the times we live in, but a major announcement nonetheless.

According to Sports Business Journal, the newly inked deal is ESPN paying out $330 Million to the SEC–a MASSIVE uptick from the $55 million CBS was paying from a deal that dates back to 1996. In this deal, the SEC will have added flexibility when it comes to scheduling games. According to Sports Illustrated, Commissioner Sankey said the SEC will have more of a heads up on kickoff…