C-USA Television “Our new members bring added competitive strength, especially in the areas of football and basketball, and we have dramatically increased the size of our television footprint.” - Britton Banowsky, C-USA Commissioner
Television is a crucial component in the college athletics equation. Live broadcasts serve as a resource for alumni, a recruiting tool for coaching staffs, and as an important University marketing vehicle. DID YOU KNOW? Conference USA was formed in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and the Great Midwest Conference.
Conference USA is the only conference in the country to have broadcast agreements with FOX Sports, CBS Sports Network and ESPN.
The league began a major multi-year agreement with Fox Sports Media Group in 2011. FOX Sports Networks (FSN) will showcase a minimum of 20 regular-season football games per season, a minimum of 10 regular-season men’s basketball games, five women’s basketball games, and a variety of Olympic sports events.
The 2012 football schedule featured more than 85 games aired nationally or regionally (compared to only 18 for the Sun Belt), putting it on pace for the highest number in league history. National games were televised on Fox Sports Net, FX, CBS Sports Network, ABC and ESPN. ESPN will televise the C-USA football championship game through 2015. The Conference USA men’s basketball championship game is broadcast on CBS, while more than 40 regular season games appear on the CBS Sports Network, FSN and the ESPN family of networks.
DID YOU KNOW? The new Fox Sports 1 network will be available in more than 91 million homes. FSN programming is distributed to more than 85 million homes through more than 24 owned and affiliated regional sports networks.
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