Hammer and Rails · Apr 13, 2016
NCAA and CBS/Turner Agree to 8-Year Extension Through 2032
Pictured: Morgan Burke preparing for retirement. - Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesPurdue is going to to get a lot more cheddar from the new NCAA Tournament TV deal.
Get ready to hear the NCAA theme music for a long, long time to come. Yesterday the NCAA and their broadcast partners at CBS/Turner agreed to an 8-year extension through 2032 worth $8.8 billion. That's right. The TV deal now officially runs long enough that my son could play during it as a freshman in college.