Pac-12 Signs 5-Year Media Deal with USA Sports

The Pac-12 Conference announced a five-year media rights agreement Thursday with USA Sports, the largest component of its rebuilt broadcasting package, securing linear television coverage for 22 football games, 50 men's basketball games and five to 10 women's basketball games each season starting in 2026.

USA Sports, a new division of Versant formed from the spinoff of several Comcast and NBCUniversal properties including USA Network, Golf Channel and CNBC, will air the games through the 2030-31 season. This deal completes the conference's partnerships with CBS and The CW, ensuring all home football games appear on broadcast or cable television. Pac-12 Enterprises, the conference's production arm, will handle broadcasting for games on USA Sports platforms.

The agreement marks USA Sports' first major college athletics partnership. It includes coverage of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament through the semifinals, with the championship game on CBS. Financial details were not disclosed.

The Pac-12's revival follows a tumultuous period of realignment that began on June 30, 2022, when USC and UCLA announced their move to the Big Ten. That triggered the departure of most members,...