The American Athletic Conference, which likes to call themselves part of the Power Six, has signed a major television deal that not only pays well, it provides flexibility to the member schools....
The American Athletic Conference, which likes to call themselves part of the Power Six, has signed a major television deal that not only pays well, it provides flexibility to the member schools. While this doesn't compare to the actual Power Five conferences, it's a huge jump up from where they were; $126 million over 7 years. Also, the teams are not tied to a grant of rights, so if any of them wanted to they could join another conference. The major downside is that a lot of games will be shown on ESPN+, which is a paid streaming service.
The American Athletic Conference, which likes to call themselves part of the Power Six, has signed a major television deal that not only pays well, it provides flexibility to the member schools. While this doesn't compare to the actual Power Five conferences, it's a huge jump up from where they were; $126 million over 7 years. Also, the teams are not tied to a grant of rights, so if any of them wanted to they could join another conference. The major downside is that a lot of games will be shown on ESPN+, which is a paid streaming service.