Overview
- Fox Sports announced on Monday that it will air 35 women’s college volleyball matches this season, including a record eight games on the FOX broadcast network and 27 across FS1 and FS2.
- The schedule opens with the Jeep AVCA First Serve matchup of Louisville vs. Wisconsin and features the inaugural Players Era Volleyball Showcase in Las Vegas capped by No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Texas on Aug. 30.
- FOX will broadcast the Big Ten volleyball championship live on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. ET, marking the first time a women’s college volleyball conference tournament final will air on broadcast television.
- Mike Mulvihill, Fox Sports’ president for insight and analytics, said the network sees volleyball as the sport most likely to follow women’s basketball in drawing large TV audiences.
- The package shifts the rights landscape from last season’s ESPN-led coverage and could raise exposure for programs and NIL events through FOX’s linear schedule and planned social highlights.