1. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal broke the news Tuesday morning that ESPN has pulled out of negotiations with the Big Ten. The conference, which already has a partnership with Fox Sports, is expected to make deals with CBS and NBC.
ESPN had aired Big Ten football games since 1982.
Don’t worry about ESPN, though. Starting in 2024, the network will have the best package in college football, when it takes over the SEC from CBS.
You can now expect to see a lot more College GameDay emanating from SEC schools and much fewer from Big Ten schools.