The SoCon and ESPN reached an agreement for a new six-year contract running through the 2020-21 academic year.
As part of this new contract, all ten SoCon schools will now develop production capabilities by 2017 that will be shown on ESPN3.
“We are very enthusiastic about continuing our valuable relationship with ESPN in such an innovative way,” Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino said. “Our members are positioning themselves to produce ESPN-quality content that will provide tremendous exposure for their athletic programs. The benefits will be shared not only by our programs, but by our alumni, boosters, fans and students, all of whom will be able to watch an unprecedented amount of Southern Conference sports.”
In the final four years of the contract, a minimum of 45 SoCon football games and 200 league basketball games will appear on ESPN3 each season. This is another leap forward for the conference.
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