Southeastern Conference
SEC reports record $853m in revenue, each school gets $51m
US college sport's Southeastern Conference (SEC) has reported a record $852.5m (€791.2m) in revenue for its 2023 fiscal year, bouncing back from a dip reported last year.
SEC fiscal year revenue declines four per cent
The Southeastern Conference announced that $721.8m (€672.5m) of its total revenue for the 2021-22 fiscal year was distributed among the conference's 14 universities, but the conference saw a four-per-cent decline in revenue.
CFP’s Hancock sees no dilution in expanding playoff format
Executive touts forthcoming enlarged field on eve of 2023 title game
ACC/SEC Challenge college basketball tournaments established
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference have partnered with ESPN to establish the ACC/SEC Challenge men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which will debut in the the 2023-24 season.
SEC fines Tennessee $100,000 after massive fan celebration
School establishes crowdfunding effort to pay fine, buy new goalposts
Sankey says there is ‘no sense of panic’ for SEC
College sports powerhouse says it won't immediately react to Big Ten expansion
College sports leaders conduct ‘productive’ trip to DC
Conference commissioners look to build lawmaker consensus on NIL rules
Power Five conference commissioners look for federal NIL help
Kliavkoff, Sankey travel to Washington to meet with lawmakers
Sankey to remain SEC commissioner through 2026
The Southeastern Conference has extended the contract of commissioner Greg Sankey through at least 2026, just days after the universities of Texas and Oklahoma agreed to join the college football powerhouse
George Pyne on Bruin Capital’s recent run of dealmaking
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview George Pyne, Bruin Capital founder and chief executive. Eric and Chris also discuss the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, tension surrounding the planned shift of the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, and Barstool Sports’ acquisition of both the naming and media rights for the Arizona Bowl.
ESPN fires back at Big 12 accusations
Texas and Oklahoma receive sought-after invitations to join the SEC
Big 12 alleges ESPN is conspiring to aid Texas, Oklahoma exits
Conference demands network "cease and desist" poaching-related activity
Texas, Oklahoma request entry into the SEC
Pair of schools make next formal step in their dramatic conference shift
Texas, Oklahoma submit formal notice to withdraw from Big 12
Expected move now likely to set off a large wave of college conference realignments
Swin Cash on forging new opportunities in basketball and life as an investor
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Swin Cash, vice president of basketball operations and team development for the National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Pelicans. Eric and Chris also discuss the state of college football in the wake of a potential move to the Southeastern Conference by the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma, and the still-rising market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Texas, Oklahoma considering shift to SEC
Potential shift of Big 12 members could spark another major round of realignment
T-Mobile strikes multiyear partnership with SEC, SEC Network
German global mobile communications company T-Mobile has secured a wide-ranging agreement with the Southeastern Conference and SEC Network.
Zack Weiner on redefining digital sports content for the next generation
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Zack Weiner, co-founder and president of digital sports media network Overtime. Eric and Chris also discuss the landmark media merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery, the National Basketball Association’s development of its NBABet content initiative, a special financial distribution by college sports’ Southeastern Conference to its member schools, and Stanford University’s move to restore 11 varsity sports that had been discontinued.