UCLA to sign record-breaking $280M deal with Under Armour

According to reports from ESPN and the LA Times, UCLA will aounce a record-setting 15-year, $280 million apparel and shoe deal with Under Armour on Tuesday.

The schoolwide deal, will be revealed at at noon press conference, would be the biggest in history, eclipsing a 15-year, $252 million contract signed between Ohio State and Nike earlier this year. Texas and Michigan both signed deals with Nike this year worth up to $200 million and $173.8 million, respectively. Texas signed for 15 years, and Michigan signed for 11 years with a four-year option.

UCLA has been with Adidas since 1999. The school’s previous deal with the company, which was renewed in 2010, was worth $7.5 million per year. Although the contract with Adidas does not officially end until 2017, UCLA did not reach an extension during the exclusive negotiating period that ended in April, thus starting a bidding war between Adidas, Nike and Under Armour.

The Maryland-based company won out, continuing its effort to increase its presence on the West Coast. Cal dropped Nike in April after signing a 10-year, $86 million deal with Under Armour. Utah is the other Pac-12 school to be sponsored by Under Armour. Arizona State is the only Adidas-wearing Pac-12 school. The rest are sponsored by Nike.

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