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Cooper: CBS Is staying with the Mountain West, which just punched back

July 16, 2025

By Michael Cooper, The Scarlett Standard: The Mountain West just absorbed the biggest realignment hit of the decade and didn’t flinch.

CBS is staying. FOX hasn’t walked. ESPN is circling. And the league’s media future isn’t collapsing, it’s adapting.

This week, The Athletic confirmed what Mountain West leadership has hinted at for months: CBS will remain a core rights partner in the league’s next media deal. CBS Sports Network will continue to carry football and basketball, and CBS proper is still in play for select matchups depending on availability.

And FOX? Still in the mix. Commissioner Gloria Nevarez says there’s “optimism” that a deal gets done. Not finalized, but far from dead.

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