Is college athletics about students or big business? It’s clearly the latter, Don Krieger writes in @TDOnline, after unbeaten FSU was left out of the College Football Playoff. The Seminoles brought in $161 million in revenue last year.
Football recruiting was already costly & NCAA rule changes could lead to even bigger spending. Using #KnightNewhouseData, @InvestigateTV found Power 5 public schools have spent more than $2.2 billion since 2004 on recruiting – with 40% going to football.
Jimbo Fisher’s $76 million buyout makes Texas A&M responsible for more than half of the $146 million in total buyouts at Power Five schools since 2022, @pinepaula writes for @espn. #KnightNewhouseData show that’s $6 million less than Kansas’s ’22 revenue.
Georgia topped all schools in football recruiting spending, #KnightNewhouseData show. @zaakirah232 breaks down the top 10 schools for @BVMSports.
Ohio State led the way for 49 public schools reporting more than $100 million in operating revenue. @amandachristovichh has the details on Power Five schools’ generating the most money in @FOS. #KnightNewhouseData
Kentucky’s revenue and expenses put it among the tops in the country in FY22 but in the middle of the pack in the SEC. Using #KnightNewhouseData, @ryanablack reports on the Wildcats’ finances in the @sports_cj.
