It also allowed the Big 12 Conference to jump the line and finalize a five-year, $2.3 billion deal with ESPN and Fox Sports. In a sport based around recruiting and donors, people need to find your games easily.”Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff is negotiating a new media rights deal. He’s simply waiting for Kliavkoff, a former Las Vegas hotel executive, to flip over his cards when the new Pac-12 media rights deal is complete. Colorado used to be a member of the Big 12. Utah provides a natural rival and travel partner for newcomer BYU, which joins the Big 12 later this year.
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