Texas and Oklahoma early Big 12 exit negotiations stall over TV, deal ‘unlikely’
"There's no formal timeline or brink from which you can't come back. But this is where things are right now -- a deal is unlikely."
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College Football Playoff semifinals most-viewed in five years, third most-viewed overall
Kirk Herbstreit says balancing NFL and CFB work has ‘been much more than I anticipated’
"I think it’s a mindset of staying, like I said, positive, and grateful, and work as hard as you can. But it’s been much more than I anticipated, and I’ve got four more years of it, so there’s no backing out now."
“ESPN College GameDay Cereal Collection” boxes to be available this weekend in Columbus
ESPN's College GameDay will have small boxes of promotional cereals available around their Columbus, OH show this week, with different boxes featuring each of GameDay's main six cast members.
Herm Edwards rejoins ESPN as NFL and CFB analyst
“There is no better teammate, and we can’t wait for him to bring his unique coaching perspective and passion for the game back for our viewers.”
Big 12 signs deals with ESPN and Fox through 2030-31, with a 90 percent average annual value jump
The Big 12 is set to make much more money in media rights beginning in 2025-26.
Lee Corso will be back on ESPN’s College GameDay set this week
ESPN announced Corso's on-set return Friday.
Report says Fox is blocking early Texas-Oklahoma move to SEC, Big 12 plans they’ll be there through 2024-25 (updated)
"Sources told Dodd that Fox would likely have demanded a return to make its future programming whole, including a top-tier selection of games years into the future given the marquee programs would have left its airwaves early."
Tulane Green Wave tweet video of uniform reveal interrupted by Aaron Judge home run
After seeing their game Friday repeatedly interrupted by Aaron Judge cut-ins, the official Tulane football Twitter account had some fun with that Wednesday.
ESPN announces CFP national championship will now kick off much earlier
The CFP title game is now set for a 7:30 p.m. ET start.
Big 12 to start media rights talks with Fox and ESPN 18 months early
This comes a year and a half ahead of the contractually-mandated window for extension talks in February 2024.
ESPN launches ‘The Greatest Story Ever Played’ CFB ad campaign: ‘There are a million great college football stories.’
"A great story needs an opening that sucks you in, a middle that won't let go, and a mind-blowing, nail-biting ending that has you hanging on every snap."
Burke Magnus on ESPN turning down $380 million Big Ten package: ‘I think it was the right decision for us.’
"I think it was the right decision for us, mostly because of what was available, what was on offer to us to buy, which is not what we were hoping for."
