Could the Big Ten get backing from a private equity fund?

Per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger the conference has been in talks “for months” about private capital investments worth at least $2 billion.

According to ESPN, the investment would also come with a 10-year extension of the conference’s media rights deal through the 2046 season. The Big Ten has one of the most lucrative media rights deals in college sports with CBS, Fox and NBC.