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When byu football reached a deal with espn most expected the cougars to rake in money hand over fist.

Byu schedule school. A seven year media agreement between byu and espn was announced on jan. Provo utah byu football and espn have agreed to a new television contract that would keep the cougars home games on the worldwide leader of sports through the 2026 season. Provo saying he feels really good about it and has for quite some time byu athletic director tom holmoe announced thursday that the college football independents home football games will be televised by the espn network through 2026 barring a move by byu to a conference with a different television broadcast partner.

Though not publicly known byus 2010 independent tv contract with espn is estimated to be somewhere between 6 10 million annually which is on par with what acc teams got around the same time. Byu espn have agreed on 7 year deal thru 2026 season for the network to televise byus home football games sources told atstadiumthe deal also will guarantee the cougars a contracted bowl. Stadium national college football expert brett mcmurphy reported monday that byu and espn have agreed to a seven year deal that would allow the network to televise byu home football games through the 2026 season.

Pac 12 conference teams which earned the lowest tv payouts among p5 conferences got about 27 million last year or about 17 million more than byu. A long awaited contract between byu and espn is reportedly near completion. This agreement encompasses broadcasting home football games mens basketball game and bowl games for the coming years.

In fact theyre all great things for the program. Paul sabin espn analytics. A byu spokesperson had no comment on mcmurphys report and said they will announce their new television deal when it is finalized.

Get the latest byu cougars news scores stats standings rumors and more from espn. 24 if it is bowl eligible and not selected to play in a new years six game or the college football playoffs. Byu football leaving the mountain west going independent and signing a contract with espn are all good things.

By bolting the mountain west the conference boise state now calls home byu football has increased its exposure significantly with the espn contract that televises home games. But a pamphlet mailed to cougar club members have some questioning the cash.