The MIAA Network Goes Global with New Metta Sport Partnership

10/21/2026 11:00:00 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a content licensing agreement with Metta Sport, bringing select MIAA Network broadcasts to popular sports streaming networks like RYZ and SI-TV.
 
The new partnership grants Metta Sport’s networks access to select MIAA volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball games/matches for international TV exposure. All MIAA broadcasts will utilize the video and audio directly from The MIAA Network live stream.
 
“We are excited to work with Metta Sports to strategically place important MIAA games and matches on live national television at SI-TV and the RYZ Sports Network!” said MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. “NCAA championship success has put our MIAA member schools on the national radar, and this partnership with Metta will help college sports fans across the country discover how they can watch more MIAA action every day on the MIAA Network.”
 
Metta Sport was formed to satisfy the growing demand for live, multiplatform delivery of sporting events worldwide. Its collegiate sports portfolio includes hundreds of NCAA events with multiple delivery options, including satellite and digital streaming. Metta Sport utilizes popular Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) channels RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV (Sports Illustrated). RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV are both available through Amazon Prime Video, DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV, and Fire TV, as well as Samsung TV Plus, Roku, LG Channels, VIZIO WatchFree+, Xumo Play, and Google TV.
 
The following MIAA volleyball matches and MIAA football games are already scheduled to be broadcast on RYZ Network and SI-TV this fall. All games broadcast on the new outlets will remain available on www.theMIAANetwork.com.
 
MIAA FOOTBALL ON SI-TV
DATE MIAA GAME NETWORK
Oct. 24  Central Missouri @ Emporia State   SI-TV
Nov. 7 Northwest Missouri @ Missouri Western   SI-TV


MIAA VOLLEYBALL ON RYZ NETWORK & SI-TV
DATE MIAA MATCH NETWORK
Oct. 22  Pittsburg State @ Central Missouri  RYZ Network
Oct. 23  Nebraska Kearney @ Newman RYZ Network
Oct. 31  Washburn @ Missouri Southern SI-TV
Nov. 6 Missouri Southern @ Nebraska Kearney  RYZ Network
Nov. 7 Northwest Missouri @ Pittbsurg State SI-TV


ABOUT THE MIAA:
Established in 1912, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is one of the NCAA’s oldest and most successful athletic conferences. Over the past 114 years, MIAA teams and student-athletes have won 62 NCAA Division II team national championships and well over 400 individual national titles. With 14 full-time members across five states, the association’s nationally acclaimed universities offer a balanced experience that challenges student-athletes academically, develops their athletic skills in high-level NCAA Division II competition, and enriches their overall health and well-being.

 
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