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New-Look Pac-12 Reaches Deal with CBS for Its Football and Men's Basketball Games
- The Pac-12 finalized a media-rights agreement with CBS Sports on Monday to broadcast football and men's basketball games starting next season.
- This deal followed the departure of most teams to other conferences, forcing the Pac-12 to rebuild and secure new media partnerships.
- CBS will air a minimum of three football and men's basketball contests during each regular season, in addition to the championship matches, while maintaining steady coverage on CBS Sports Network.
- Commissioner Teresa Gould called the agreement a transformational partnership that supports Pac-12's growth as a remodeled league starting in 2026-27.
- The Pac-12 must add an eighth football-playing member by July 1 to qualify for the College Football Playoff, with Texas State favored to join before its exit fee from the Sun Belt increases.
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