Big Ten CCG to be televised on FOX from 2011-2016

[Nexus]

FYI, it's not FSN but FOX. The one that televises NFL Sunday and the Super Bowl as well as the MLB World Series.

 

 

 

 

The Big Ten Conference has reached a media agreement with FOX Sports to serve as the official broadcast partner of the 2011-16 Big Ten Football Championship Games. The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played in prime time on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.

 

FOX Sports, the nation's top-rated network for sports for 13 consecutive years, is well-known for its coverage of some of the biggest sporting events in the country, including the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500. The network also served as the official television home of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2006-09 seasons and has broadcast the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic since 1999. The network will promote the Big Ten Football Championship Game as one of the premium sporting events in the country on all of its platforms, including FOXSports.com, FOX Sports Radio and during its coverage of major fall sports events, including the National Football League and Major League Baseball postseason.

 

"We are excited to announce that FOX Sports will be the official broadcast partner for the 2011-16 Big Ten Football Championship Games," said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. "FOX Sports is known for carrying the biggest sporting events in the country and is a leader in the acquisition, creative production and cutting-edge promotion of national events. Big Ten sports have achieved broad coverage in the American sports landscape through agreements with ABC, ESPN, CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the Big Ten Network. We look forward to the addition of FOX Sports, which is committed to promoting Big Ten football and will air the Big Ten Championship Games to more than 115 million homes."

 

"Since our inception in 1994, our goal has been to provide viewers with the biggest, most prestigious sporting events in America and the acquisition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game continues that tradition," said David Hill, Chairman & CEO, FOX Sports Media Group. "We are thrilled to bring this contest to the network and we're looking forward to providing it an unprecedented, multi-platform promotional effort while maximizing the synergistic opportunities between FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network."

 

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[UGAHusker]

I'm almost hoping that Nebraska never goes. Watching college football on FOX is torture.

[Caven]

I'm almost hoping that Nebraska never goes. Watching college football on FOX is torture.

 

We would be happy to make your wish come true

 

I guess I thought this was already a done deal since Fox is the partner in the Big 10 Network. I guess it wasn't.

[JTrain]

Yuck.

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Does that mean Joe Buck will be doing the games? Not a fan of his.

[Apathy]

I rather watch it on Fox than ABC......ABC's HD is awful. I like this news

[Landlord]

Great. Not.

[captain obvious]

FOX SUX

[Sparker]

We need a new "FOX SUCKS" smiley now.

[husker_hurdler]

O Brother....Band people get ready for some TV time! Really? There wasn't something better out there?

[hosker]

Fox football does suck. As does JoeBuck.... That said, Im glad its not on ESPN or ABC. At least now it stands alone, and isn't put in between the MAC and ACC games.

[kansas husker]

It coudl be a lot worse, the abc nbc family there is a chance our old frined ed calls the game. If it is CBS than Dan Fouts may call the game(anyone rember the 08 gator bowl). I don't mind watching games on fox.

[ESPY]

This is good news as far as I'm concerned. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I like FOX coverage of football games and would be glad to have the Buck-Aikmen tandem.

[jsneb83]

As long as Pat Summerall doesn't call the game, I'm fine with it.

[GBRsal]

synch up dvr with radio. sheesh. who cares what channel it's on?