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jim delany
Commissioner
Big Ten Conference
CHANGE FROM 2015: -6
Seldom has the power five’s longest-tenured commissioner wielded more influence than he does now. Delany appeared masterful this year in negotiating media deals with ESPN and Fox for a combined $430 million annually, and he arranged it so that the Big Ten will go back to the table again before its power five brethren.
