With the addition of Texas State, the Pac-12 finally expanded to eight full-time members, solidifying its status as an FBS conference.
Its television deal was critical to the future of the league, and it made a major step this week.
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Pac-12 TV Deal
The Pac-12 agreed to a television deal with The CW this week from 2026-31, as the league had already agreed to a partnership with CBS.
The CW, which currently has most of Oregon State’s and Washington State’s home football games, will have 13 regular season games during the football season. It will also have 35 games of men’s basketball and 15 women’s basketball games.
As for conference championships, CBS will have the league title game for football and men’s basketball while the CW will have the Pac-12 women’s basketball championship.
How Much Is The Pac-12’s TV Deal Worth?
The Pac-12’s media deal as a whole was speculated to pay schools between $4 million and $10 million per year. However, official numbers have not been widely reported. Also, that’s a wide range and plenty still needs to be sorted out.
New Pac-12 teams were looking to earn more than the $4 million per team per year payout that came with the Mountain West media deal, according to ESPN. But it appears it will be below $10 million per year, which was pitched when the Pac-12 began looking for new members.
What Teams Are In The Pac-12?
- Washington State
- Oregon State
- Boise State
- Colorado State
- Fresno State
- San Diego State
- Texas State
- Utah State
- Gonzaga (not for football)
