SAN RAMON, Calif. — The Pac-12 introduced a tv deal for the 2025 soccer season that may put the entire dwelling video games for Washington State and Oregon State on The CW Community, CBS or ESPN.
The convention introduced the deal on Tuesday, saying that the The CW will air 9 of the video games, with CBS and ESPN getting two video games every.
That is the ultimate season with simply Washington State and Oregon State within the Pac-12. The convention is increasing in 2026 so as to add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Utah State and San Diego State for all sports activities and Gonzaga for all the things besides soccer. The Pac-12 nonetheless wants so as to add at the least another soccer faculty for 2026.
The convention is engaged on a long-term TV deal to start out in 2026.
ESPN will air Oregon State’s dwelling video games towards California on Aug. 30 and Houston on Sept. 26. CBS will present the Apple Cup between Washington State and Washington on Sept. 20 and the primary matchup between Oregon State and Washington State on Nov. 1. The rest can be on The CW.
Final 12 months the Apple Cup was solely obtainable on Peacock, NBC’s streaming community that has a broadcast partnership with the Large Ten Convention.
“We are excited to see Cougar Football return to the CW Network for the 2025 season as well as having CBS broadcast the Apple Cup in Pullman,” WSU athletic director Anne McCoy stated in a press launch. “Building on last year’s partnership and adding CBS to our home broadcast schedule ensures Cougar fans everywhere will be able to follow their favorite team.”
Within the first 12 months with simply two groups within the convention, the Pac-12 aired 11 of its dwelling soccer video games on The CW, with the opposite two on Fox. The video games on The CW averaged 431,000 viewers, with the 2 on Fox getting a median of 1.99 million, in keeping with the Pac-12.
