Sports media world reacts to Penn State firing James Franklin
Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin after three straight losses.
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Fox ‘unlikely’ to license Big Ten, Big 12 games to help ESPN bring ‘CFB RedZone’ to life
Fox Sports is reportedly "unlikely" to license its Big Ten and Big 12 football rights to ESPN unless it received part ownership in a hypothetical college football "RedZone" show.
Network execs reveal Big Ten TV draft process
"I’ve never been in an NFL Draft board room, but I imagine it’s pretty similar, right?"
Michael Wilbon rips ‘loathsome’ SEC, Big Ten plan for College Football Playoff
"It leads toward the ruination of what I appreciate about college football."
The L.A. Times’ Ryan Kartje on USC’s inaugural Big Ten season
By playing the victim, Michigan’s response to cheating scandal reeks of entitlement
The Big Ten will have at least nine Friday games in 2024, boosting Fox Friday sports
"It’ll be significant in terms of the amount of national exposure that we have on Friday night on Fox."
NBC mocked for Charlotte vs Maryland Big Ten football primetime matchup
"NBC is paying a reported $350 million annually for the Big Ten’s broadcast rights"
Big Ten announces deals with Fox, CBS, NBC through 2029-30, including championship game splits and basketball details
Fox will carry four conference championship games during this span, with CBS getting two and NBC getting one.
Ohio State’s eligibility in question, 2020 Big Ten Championship Game headed to Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff
There's a realistic possibility the Big Ten title game could be Northwestern vs. Indiana.
After an initial decision to delay kickoff, Ohio State-Illinois canceled following further positive COVID-19 tests at Ohio State
The Buckeyes, currently No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, are the latest team to have a COVID-19 outbreak.
Todd McShay left ABC’s Wisconsin-Northwestern broadcast partway through due to illness
Play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough said McShay's departure was due to illness.
Illinois athletics department lobs “Thanks for bringing back B1G football” tweet at Nebraska after 41-23 thumping
The Illinois athletic department sent quite the tweet Saturday before later deleting it.
The Big Ten’s season postponement has become a major political football
After Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign put out ads featuring empty stadiums, including Michigan Stadium, President Donald Trump called the Big Ten's postponement "disgraceful." Trump also called Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren Tuesday, saying afterwards that a season resumption this fall was "on the one yard line."
Big Ten, Pac-12 to reportedly cancel 2020 college football season Tuesday; SEC intends to move forward
The SEC is hoping to get the ACC and Big 12 to partner up for an exclusive TV deal.
