The third and final piece of the new Pac-12’s media rights package became official early Thursday with USA Network joining previously announced partners CBS and The CW to broadcast football and basketball games beginning next summer.

As with the other partners, USA Network signed a five-year deal that runs through the 2030-31 season. However, its piece is the largest of the three with 22 football games, 50 men’s basketball games and five to 10 women’s basketball games.

Officially, the Pac-12’s media agreement is with USA Sports, a new brand launched by parent company Versant that will house the sports programming on USA Network.

The addition of USA Network means all Pac-12 home football games will air on linear television (broadcast or cable) — a clear signal that the conference and

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