Marshall Football Game to Be Streamed on Facebook

Facebook has struck a deal for exclusive rights to live stream 15 college football games this season, beginning next week. The agreement with Stadium, a digital sports network, gives Facebook the rights to six Mountain West games and nine Conference USA games. The games will not be televised. The first game will match Marshall of C-USA against Miami of Ohio on Sept. 2. The Mountain West and Conference USA have been getting creative with their media rights in lieu of lucrative and expansive deals with traditional media outlets such as ESPN and Fox. Last season, two Mountain West games were streamed on Twitter, and part of C-USA’s deal with Stadium calls for games on Twitter this season