Jason Benetti reportedly talking with Fox about joining college football coverage
Fox is changing things up.
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FBS AD says Fox and ESPN are “quietly” driving realignment by relaying valuations: “We’re not picking random schools.”
"They really don’t like to be known as deciding who is in what league, but don’t think there aren’t conversations of, ‘If we take this property, how much value are they going to bring?’ We’re not picking random schools. … They just don’t want the optics of them deciding, but the money is coming from them. They have to tell the league or someone (the TV value of schools)."
With Fox reaching an extension with the Big Ten, what happens now for ESPN and other possible rights suitors?
Michael Strahan’s No. 92 jersey retired by Giants, Charles Woodson inducted into Packers’ Ring of Honor
The two Fox broadcasters were both honored by their former NFL teams on Sunday.
The latest impressive SkyCam kick return touchdown coverage came from the Big Ten Network’s Michigan-Maryland broadcast
The SkyCam operator did a great job of following this play as it developed.
Early CFB highlights include ESPN Events games in Houston and Vegas, Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff going to Minneapolis and Madison
Week 0 games are back on both ESPN and Fox, and both networks also have a strong Week 1 lineup.
Oklahoma is “bitterly disappointed” about getting a Big Noon Saturday slot for their Nebraska game, the latest noon pushback
"We are bitterly disappointed that the Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will kick off at 11 a.m."
Tom Rinaldi leaves ESPN for Fox, where he’s expected to be featured across CFB, NFL, MLB and soccer properties
Rinaldi had been with ESPN since 2002, and had been well-known for his work on CFB and golf coverage in particular. It looks like he'll have a wide range of responsibilities at Fox.
Matt Millen trends after his “He runs like a…how should I say this? He’s not a running back” comment on Noah Vedral
"He runs like a...how should I say this? He's not a running back. He's a quarterback who happens to run."
“Big Noon Kickoff” cast off air due to COVID-19 quarantine protocols, with NFL on Fox cast and Emmanuel Acho filling in
Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" will look very different this week.
Week 2 of college football has a raft of postponements and cancellations, including the Louisiana Tech-Baylor Big Noon Kickoff game
Three Week Two games involving Big 12 teams (TCU, Baylor, and Oklahoma State) have been postponed or cancelled within the last week, and a couple of other Week Two games have also seen postponements.
Mountain West reportedly reaches deals with Fox and CBS Sports Network, which could almost triple their per-school revenue
The 10 Mountain West schools other than Hawaii and Boise State made $1.1 million per year per school under the current deals with CBSSN and ESPN. They could hit $3 million or more under these new deals.
Pat McAfee keeps feud with Urban Meyer alive, calling him a “bum” on ESPN’s Get Up
"Urban Meyer took a shot at me out of nowhere when he was doing a very small interview for somebody..."
