AP source: BYU, Big East end negotiations
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egotiations between the Big East and Brigham Young have broken off and the school will not be joining the conference, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
At issue are television rights. The person says BYU wanted to retain the rights to its home football games and the league could not agree to that.
The Big East had been talking to BYU about joining the league for weeks. But the school's desire to retain the TV rights to its home games did not come up until late in the discussions, the person said.
Negotiations between the league and school ended in the last 48 hours, the person said.
At issue are television rights. The person says BYU wanted to retain the rights to its home football games and the league could not agree to that.
The Big East had been talking to BYU about joining the league for weeks. But the school's desire to retain the TV rights to its home games did not come up until late in the discussions, the person said.
Negotiations between the league and school ended in the last 48 hours, the person said.
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