Conference USA could have its new TV contract completed within about a month, according to Western Kentucky athletic director Todd Stewart.
Stewart told the Daily News on Thursday that those negotiations remain an "ongoing process."
The Hilltopper AD just returned from C-USA's Winter Meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., where the new TV deal was a main topic among the league's athletic directors, chancellors and presidents.
"We talked about it quite a bit. It's a challenging marketplace right now," Stewart said. "ESPN laid off close to 400 people. There's some challenges there for all the networks, in terms of how they move forward.