Earlier Thursday, the Big Ten officially announced it had reached massive media deals with multiple television networks that will pay the conference between $7-8 million.
CBS, NBC and Peacock will broadcast Big Ten games starting in 2023, in addition to Fox and FS1, which were already airing Big Ten games.
This is news that affects Penn State and the Big Tenโs other 13 schools, a number that will reach 15 when USC and UCLA start playing in the conference in 2024.
In a statement, Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft said the school is โthrilledโ with Thursdayโs announcement and said the Big Tenโs relationships with these massive networks will have a โfar-reaching impact for years to come.โ
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— Penn State Athletics (@GoPSUsports) August 18, 2022
โThe Big Ten will have the ability to reach a national audience with network TV football games throughout the day on Saturdayโs in the fall,โ the statement read โand many of our other athletic programs will experience increased national exposure through our television and streaming partners, which will only help Penn State continue to grow our already amazing fanbase.โ
Kraft went on to write that the โunprecedented agreementsโ will give Penn State โincredible resources to enrich our student-athletesโ experience.โ
โI am excited for the future of the Big Ten and Penn State athletics,โ the statement read โand these agreements solidify the Big Tenโs status as the nationโs premier collegiate athletic conference.
In Kraftโs short time as Penn Stateโs AD, a lot has happened in the Big Ten. The USC and UCLA newsย broke June 30, the day before Kraftโs tenure officially began. Now, the Big Ten has a TV deal that will change the way fans view college sports.
