This week of The Dealmaking 3 with “The Sports Professor” Rick Horrow features the USC AD warning of risks in Big Ten’s proposed $2.4 B private-capital deal, Nebraska’s sports-tech ecosystem gaining momentum around Hudl along with NASCAR ’25 video game launch strong with over 100,

The Big Ten, one of the superpowers in college football, may be gearing up for some infighting over a $2.4 billion infusion via private equity.

A private capital plan that would have infused $2.4 billion into the Big Ten has been paused in the face of opposition from Michigan and USC.

The loser could be out; the winner might be in. There are few guarantees as the former Pac-12 rivals duel in a huge Big Ten matchup.

Private equity deal "would be the end of Michigan, as far as I can see, in the Big Ten conference," one member of U-M's Board of Regents said.

The 2025 college football season is rolling along, and throughout the year, a plethora of big-time games will be featured on CBS, highlighting not only the Big Ten but also select matchups from across the landscape.

University of California Investments paused its efforts to invest $2.4 billion in a proposed Big Ten media rights deal, stating Monday that it would wait for “unity” among conference schools before moving forward after USC and Michigan opposed the deal.

While the last few seasons of college football have seen major changes, there's reason to think that yet more changes could be coming. The financial whirlwind o

Ann Arbor – The Big Ten pushed back Tuesday on a claim by a University of Michigan regent that conference Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened to punish the school if it refuses to support a plan that would clear the way for $2.4 billion in private investment in the league.

Either the game officials simply missed or misinterpreted calls, or an enormous crime was crafted and executed in plain sight of the world. Take your pick.