CBS to achieve a US$6 billion 11-year contract for men's basketball NCAA tournament games Influence Due to his position, Delany had a significant amount of influence with regard to the Bowl Championship Series. Twenty-five percent of all U.S. households are in the geographic region covered by the Big Ten Conference. This has had major implications on his influence over college football. Delany opposed the idea of a college football playoff system, arguing that a playoff would diminish the value of regular season games. Personal life Delany is married to Catherine Fisher Delany, with whom he has two sons, Newman McMurray and James Chancellor. References External links Big Ten Conference profile 1948 births Living people Big Ten Conference commissioners North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players People from South Orange, New Jersey St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni University of North Carolina School of Law alumni American men's basketball players