COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. ? The Big 12 expects to distribute a record $82.2 million to member schools this year, Commissioner Kevin Weiberg said Thursday.

Member schools shared $75.5 million last year.

Weiberg made the announcement at the Big 12 spring meeting of coaches, athletic directors and faculty representatives.

The faculty representatives voted to support NCAA academic reform proposals that would change academic eligibility standards, reporting methods and incentives.

Weiberg said television viewership of Big 12 football likely would rise next season because games carried on Fox Sports Net’s Southwest regional channel will also be offered to other Fox regions.

Fox said the other regional channels reach 25 million to 45 million households.

TBS will join three other networks carrying Big 12 football this year. TBS is expected to carry six Big 12 games. ABC and ESPN also carry Big 12 games.

Weiberg said ratings for Big 12 men’s basketball on ESPN increased last season. Football ratings on ABC were down slightly in the Big 12’s overall region but up in the conference’s primary region.

Big 12 representatives decided to put the conference office in charge of hiring and training clock operators for football games.