
Big Ten football Saturdays will have an NFL Sunday feel beginning this season as the conference kicks off its media-rights deals with FOX, CBS and NBC.
Viewers will feel the full power of the deal next year, when the SEC leaves CBS for ESPN and the Eye Network takes on a full slate of Big Ten games in its traditional 2:30 p.m. window. Until then, the Big Ten will be featured on select Saturdays on three broadcast networks, giving it distribution that other conferences can’t match.