The Mountain West Conference's restructured television contract with CBS creates an interesting dynamic for 2016, when CBS can apply its four-year option to keep the conference's rights until 2020. ...more

Big East football still has its membership intact despite the seven Catholic basketball schools' imminent departure and talk of a total dismantling of the league. The Big East still has a 12-team football membership in 2013 and hopes for more. Execution of a television deal will be crucial. ...more

Tulane joined the Big East last month but is now being pegged as one of the reasons the Catholic basketball schools are leaving the conference, thus jeopardizing the league's future. But it's not Tulane's fault, says a booster. ...more

Tulane is joining the Big East. Should be finalized today, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Been calling around and trying to confirm, but in larger scope, the Big East needs more than Tulane to flip a TV contract. It could really use BYU. It's been working that angle in recent weeks, especially in light of playoff distribution model that doesn't favor BYU's independence, and a source went as far to call the two sides "very, very close" on an agreement before the Rutgers depar ...more