BOULDER — After Colorado and other schools complained about the plethora of late night football games, the Pac-12 decided to do something about it.
On Tuesday, the Pac-12 CEO group, which is consists of conference presidents and chancellors, announced a few decisions that came out their end of year board meeting, including the reduction of night football games and fines for court/field storming.
The group approved a recommendation to modify the TV agreements with ESPN and Fox and to limit the number of Pac-12 Networks games that start at 7 p.m. or later.
Pac-12 Network games can now start at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. and overlap with an ESPN or FOX window. The change could eliminate four late-night games on the Pac-12 Networks.
“I am in favor of that,” CU athletic director Rick George said. “I know we’re going to have to play night games, but if we can minimize those, I think it’s better for all involved, most importantly our student athletes and getting home at a decent time, but also our fan base that sometimes night games are difficult for.”
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