A decision and public announcement regarding the Big Ten’s new TV deal could "happen by mid-July," according to Dochterman, Auerbach & Mandel of THE ATHLETIC. Fox will "extend its top-tier Big Ten package," which includes its "highly rated Big Noon Kickoff coupled with a weekly game on FS1." None of the other networks could be "classified as a favorite quite yet," and the number of years on any contract "remains undetermined." Each of the linear networks has a "different motivation behind its push for a package." CBS eyes a "mid-afternoon replacement for the SEC game of the week," which leaves for ABC/ESPN in '24. NBC would "like a Saturday primetime game to operate in tandem" with its Notre Dame home package. ABC/ESPN wants to "maintain its current rights to Big Ten football." Amazon would "like to stream at least one Big Ten game per week on Amazon Prime." The "wild card" is ABC/ESPN, which owns the SEC Network and "just signed exclusive rights to the SEC" (THEATHLETIC.com, 6/14).