ESPN Signs TV Mega Deal with SEC

The SEC and ESPN have agreed to a cooperative contract that will allow ESPN to broadcast SEC football and men’s and women’s basketball games for the next fifteen years. The reportedly multi-billion dollar arrangement will mean that even more SEC basketball games are on the air for a national audience, something that Final Four Blog readers will probably greatly appreciate.

The SEC has always been one of the biggest, most successful and popular sports conferences in the nation, so it makes sense that a sports media superstar like ESPN would want to get in on whatever they are currently broadcasting, or what they aren’t yet, but could be broadcasting.

According to the Associated Press article we found at SportsIllustrated.com, Alabama football coach Nick Saban said this:

“One of the reasons that this league has developed into one of the top leagues in the country is because we have tremendous exposure. I think we had the best exposure from a TV standpoint in our last contract and this one is only going to enhance it more.”

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