Overview
- The conference disclosed the $1.37 billion distribution Friday, lifting payouts by about $490 million from 2023–24 to an average of $76.1 million per school.
- Ohio State led with about $91.6 million and Penn State received about $88.9 million, most long‑time members landed between roughly $76 million and $80 million, and partial shares left Oregon at about $48.4 million and Washington at about $46.7 million.
- The jump stems from the first full year of the Big Ten’s Fox, CBS, and NBC TV deals and richer College Football Playoff money, where set payments go to conferences for each team that makes and advances in the bracket.
- The Big Ten’s haul places it ahead of the SEC’s $1.03 billion distribution for 2024–25, reinforcing the financial gap between the sport’s two richest leagues and the rest of the field.
- The disclosure also listed payments to former commissioner Jim Delany, including nearly $6 million in bonuses and deferred compensation and about $600,000 in consulting fees during the fiscal year.