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Fox buys back 2026 Big Ten championship game from NBC

Apr 23, 2026 @ 8:29am

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FOX has finalized an agreement to regain the 2026 Big Ten Championship Game from NBC, ending a transient window in which NBC explored alternative options for the event, college football insider Brett McMurphy of On3 reported on Wednesday. NBC did not have the authority to prevent FOX from reclaiming the game, as FOX ultimately controls […] The post Fox buys back 2026 Big Ten championship game from NBC appeared first on ClutchPoints.

NBC had ‘no choice’ to sell Big Ten Championship to anyone except Fox, per report

Apr 22, 2026 @ 6:00pm

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Despite NBC president Jon Miller recently discussing interest his network fielded from streaming services looking to buy the upcoming Big Ten Championship game, it appears as if the network didn’t have much choice in the matter. According to a report by college football insider Brett McMurphy of On3, “NBC had no authority to keep Fox…