The new commissioner of Pac-12, Teresa Gould, has agreed to a new media rights deal. The Pac-12 announced a one-year deal and thirteen home games of both Oregon State and Washington State will be aired on Fox Sports and The CW.
According to Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, The CW game schedule was also released by the league and Fox Sports kickoff times will be unveiled later. Fox will host two games, Oregon against Oregon State and Texas Tech against Washington State.
The media agreement is a positive step for the conference after the dissolution it faced last year. However, as per the report, the future of the network of the Pac-12 Networks is uncertain and the production facility of the league will produce all the home games for The CW.
NEW: The Pac-12’s new commissioner, Teresa Gould, has accomplished a feat that eluded her predecessor George Kliavkoff: She has inked a new media deal. The Pac-12 inked a one-year deal in which 13 OSU and WSU home games to air on The CW and Fox Sports.https://t.co/xm2ZhVOrnC
— Amanda Christovich (@achristovichh) May 14, 2024
The Pac-12 is down to its final two members, but the conference is still chugging along.
The diminished league has inked a media deal to show Washington State and Oregon State games on Fox Sports and The CW.@achristovichh's story ⬇️
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) May 15, 2024
Scott Barnes, the OSU athletic director, mentioned, “National exposure and the ability for Beaver Nation to easily access our games was a top priority during the process. Additionally, the ability to announce game times well in advance provides an improved experience for our student-athletes and fans.”
However, both OSU and WSU have made efforts to rebuild and by promoting the new commissioner, they have elevated the conference after it was in peril last year. After court settlements, both of them were given settlement fees, Pac-12 assets, and intellectual property.
As per Front Office Sports, the Pac-12 has also signed a scheduling partnership agreement with the Mountain West, West Coast Conference for basketball, and for Olympic sports as well.
