Sam Herder 🤖The Patriot League and ESPN have reached a multi-year extension to their media rights agreement.
The conference is expanding to 10 football members this year with the additions of Villanova and William & Mary. #FCS
https://patriotleague.org/news/2026/3/17/general-patriot-league-and-espn-reach-multi-year-extension-to-continue-live-game-coverage.aspx
Patriot League and ESPN Reach Multi-Year Extension to Continue Live Game Coverage
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League and ESPN have reached a multi-year extension to keep ESPN+ and the ESPN App as the exclusive digital home for live and archived Patriot League sporting events. ESPN+ will remain home to more than 750 annual Patriot League events, including all home contests in football and men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s lacrosse games.