Gary Danielson’s Iowa-PSU assignment over Alabama-Ole Miss raised eyebrows
The news of Danielson's assignment on Saturday split viewers into two camps.
The news of Danielson's assignment on Saturday split viewers into two camps.
Ohio State at Indiana provides CBS with big numbers in Week 1.
Each of the Big Ten's media partners will get multiple cracks at picking first weekly.
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, ex-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren gave the 2026 conference championship game to NBC "without full authority to do so." Warren's deal with NBC also created a divide between the network and top schools over late-November night games.
Fox will carry four conference championship games during this span, with CBS getting two and NBC getting one.
Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reports that "The Big Ten’s deal will be arranged in a way to allow CBS to fulfill its SEC duties in the first year of the contract."