Big Ten Reportedly Finalizing Media Rights Contract with Fox Sports, CBS, NBC

According to Sports Business Journal's John Ourand and Action Network's Brett McMurphy, the Big Ten is in talks with Fox Sports, CBS and NBC.

The Big Ten and Disney had a 40-year partnership.

If the Big Ten leaves, look for the company to be especially aggressive in trying to secure Big 12 and Pac-12 rights, as well as renewing its deals with the NCAA Championships and College Football Playoffs.

The Big Ten is poised to make more than $1 billion a year, according to Ourand.

The conference might be able to make between $1 billion and $1.25 billion after bringing in USC and UCLA.

Fox has an ownership stake in the Big Ten Network and usually showcases the conference in its Saturday slot. partnership will continue

The bigger question was if the Big Ten would branch out and look for new opportunities.

According to McCarthy and Christovich, NBC was trying to get the Big Ten to become a college football conference.

According to the report, NBC is proposing a strategy that calls for back-to-back Big Ten and NFL games in prime time on Saturday and Sunday nights.

The void created by leaving ABC was filled by aligning with CBS. The conference wanted to have a consistent slate of broadcasts.

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

Everyone I've talked to in and around the Big Ten throughout the last few months has stressed the league's desire for exclusive windows. I asked if there could be too many partners for a league to have & was told nope.

It looks like the best programs in college football will be split between the Big Ten and SEC. The Big Ten's media deals set the stage for a head-to-head battle against the SEC on a daily basis.

Stewart Mandel @slmandel

You can see it now starting in 2023:Noon: Big Ten on Fox3:30: Big Ten on CBS7:30: Big Ten on NBCAnd starting a year later, ESPN will be able to counter-program with:Noon: SEC on ABC/ESPN3:30: SEC on ABC/ESPN

7:30: SEC or ACC on ABC/ESPN

There's a risk in leaving the family of networks associated with sports. During the college basketball season, the impact of the Big Ten's absence will be felt more.

Fox, NBC and CBS should collect 10 figures each year.