Golden Nuggets: Pac-12 Receives $185 Million from Fox/ESPN, Amount Grows to $321 Million by 2024

ESPN and Fox are giving boatloads of money to the Pac-12, and the amount will almost double over the next decade. Wilner got his hands on a confidential email from Larry Scott.

The source of the data you’re about to read is a confidential email from commissioner Larry Scott to the league’s presidents and chancellors.

It’s dated May 1, 2011, a few days before the conference announced the $3 billion, 12-year deal with Fox and ESPN.
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2013: $185,000,000 million

2014: $194,250,000 million

2015: $204,540,000 million

2016: $215,060,000 million

2017: $226,140,000 million

2018: $237,780,000 million

2019: $250,020,000 million

2020: $262,900,000 million

2021: $276,420,000 million

2022: $290,660,000 million

2023: $305,620,000 million

2024: $321,340,000 million
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The ESPN/Fox paychecks get pooled with other revenue (BCS, March Madness, etc) … and the conference retains a portion for expenses … and then it gets distributed.

But five years from now, for example, we can assume that each school will receive $30 million (give or take) from the combination of the ESPN/Fox windfall, the football playoff/bowl money and the March Madness payouts.

Do you think those payouts arrive via those comically oversized checks?

Football

• Faraudo spoke with 2014 recruits Luke Rebenzer and Vic Enwere, both of whom are excited to join the Bears. Tony Franklin and Rebenzer have talked about the strong possibility that Rebenzer will redshirt or grayshirt. Now that he has committed to Cal, Rebenzer has cancelled his plans to check out Air Force and a few Ivy Leagues this summer. Enwere is excited about Cal's academics and plans to continue refining his pass-catching skills.

Track and Field

• Alysia Montano will attempt to win her fourth consecutive USA outdoor 800m national championship.

Golf

• Cal alum Emily Childs won the CN Canadian Women's Tour and will compete at the US Women's Open next weekend.

Baseball

• Jeff Kobernus hit his first career MLB home run on the 18th. The outfielder was called up by the Washington Nationals on May 24th.

Soccer

• The women's team announced its 2013 schedule, featuring six televised games.
• The men's team also announced its 2013 schedule. Five of their games will be on the Pac-12 networks.