There are reports that the Big Ten and Fox might be close to signing a deal for about 1/2 of the conferences available media rights.
Do you like watching the Gophers on TV? Then it's probably time to start paying attention to what's going on with the Big Ten's media rights negotiations (if you weren't already). Why? Because depending on how the new media rights deal (or deals) shake out, watching the Gophers could be harder than it used to be.
According to Sports Business Daily, the Big Ten and Fox are closing in on a deal that would grant Fox approximately half of the available media rights for B1G football and basketball games:
Deal terms still are flexible – both in terms of money and rights.