Learfield extends Patriot League partnership

The Learfield Sports agency has agreed a five-year extension to its exclusive multimedia rights partnership with college sports conference the Patriot League.

The new contract, from 2016 to 2020, will kick off during the 25th anniversary of the Patriot League.

Full Patriot League member institutions include American, Army West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy.

Associate members include Fordham in American football; Georgetown in both American football and women’s rowing; Massachusetts Institute of Technology in women’s rowing; and Richmond in women’s golf.

Learfield Sports holds individual multimedia rights agreements with Army West Point, Bucknell and Fordham.