BYU, ESPN Reach Eight-Year Agreement for Football Broadcast Rights

by Milton KentFiled under: Brigham Young, Media Watch, Sports Business and MediaBrigham Young's football independence is already paying dividends for the school, as it reached agreement with ESPN to televise its home games.

BYU and ESPN announced Wednesday an eight-year agreement where the Worldwide Leader will get first dibs on the Cougars' home games and any neutral site games that the school is designated the home team, with an ESPN option to extend the pact to 2019.The deal pledges at least three games per year on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC and one game on ESPNU. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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