On The Mark

Aresco reportedly is leaving CBS Sports to become Big East Commissioner

CBS Sports Exec VP/Programming Mike Aresco “will be officially announced” later this afternoon as the new Big East Commissioner, according to sportswriter Mark Blaudschun. Aresco has been “a guiding force in CBS’s college coverage and will be placed to guide the Big East through its new televison pact.” Although there were reports that ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas “had jumped into the mix, those proved to be just that -- rumors.” Another possibility “that emerged late Monday night was Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick,” but he “quickly took his name out of the mix.” There was speculation surrounding Big East Senior Associate Commissioner for Football &a ...