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College football
How close are college athletes to getting a cut of media revenue?
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 26, 2022
Now that the NCAA allows players to make money off their name, image and likeness, attention is turning to revenue from media deals.
Student athletes, schools and conferences gain power as NCAA's wanes
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 13, 2021
State laws allowing athletes to make money and court decisions curbing the NCAA’s authority are reinventing big-money college sports.
One way for college athletics departments to make up for lost income: gambling partnerships
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 16, 2020
It's an attractive — if contentious — revenue stream for schools.
How COVID-19 disrupts the economics of college football in small-town Texas
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 25, 2020
People who go to sporting events at Texas A&M University usually spend more than $120 million a year.
Higher education could see big revenue losses from a sports shutdown
Jul 10, 2020
College sports bring TV contracts, corporate donations and other income that could be lost this year due to COVID-19.
College football, by the numbers
Aug 29, 2019
In celebration of the 150th season of college football, let's run the numbers on the intense sport.
NCAA Division II teams are investing millions in their athletics
by
Greg Echlin
Dec 13, 2018
Universities regard football as the welcome mat to their institutions. And even schools in the NCAA Division II are taking it seriously enough to invest millions in the their athletic facilities.
For public good, not for profit.
Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley on the economic realities of football careers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 24, 2018
The game lifted him out of poverty, but he doesn't want his son to play.
Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley on the economic realities of football careers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 24, 2018
The game lifted him out of poverty, but he doesn't want his son to play.
There may be more empty seats at college football games than official numbers report
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Aug 31, 2018
That’s what data obtained by the Wall Street Journal’s senior sports reporter Rachel Bachman shows. According to numbers of ticket scans from the 2017 season, only 71 percent of the people reported in official attendance numbers actually showed up to the stadium. So why inflate the numbers? And what’s keeping fans watching from home? Click […]