FOS PM: B1G Money – Front Office Sports

August 18, 2022 Read in Browser POWERED BY Have you checked out Front Office Sports’ podcast The Leadoff? In today’s edition, the Glazers could sell a piece of Manchester United, Penn acquires the rest of Barstool Sports, Germany considers a return to hosting the Olympics, and Sportradar eyes the metaverse. Click here to listen. 🎧 Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports The Big Ten has inked the largest media rights contract in the history of college sports — a deal worth at least $7 billion total, sources confirmed to Front Office Sports.  The rights for all sports will be shared between FOX, CBS, NBC, and Peacock. The deal runs from July 1, 2023, to the end of the 2029-30 season. In total, the deal will reach the mid-$7 billion range, a source told FOS,  and will increase gradually over the seven years.  For the first year — before USC and UCLA join the conference — each existing school will receive about the same amount as in the final year of its current deal. Then, the value could reach up to $90 million annually per school. “The Big Ten Conference media rights agreements are more than just dollars and deals,” Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren…
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