Bowling can leave little to spare
Seventy college football teams are playing in bowls this season, and a federal database says those schools are each spending millions of dollars on the sport.
A database from the Department of Education shows that Ohio State and Alabama each spend more than $31 million on football and nine other teams spend $20 million plus.
The cheapest bowl-bound program is at Troy, which spends a shade over $5 million.
Schools defend the spending, saying that the revenue football brings in makes it a moneymaker that funds other sports programs. Critics respond that the huge outlay on student-athletes is a sign that schools' educational priorities are out of whack.
The top 10 spenders:
1. Ohio State, $31,763,036
2. Alabama, $31,118,134
3. Notre Dame, $29,490,788
4. Auburn, $27,911,713
5. LSU, $25,566,520
6. Florida, $24,457,557
7. South Carolina, $22,794,211
8. Wisconsin, $22,041,491
9. Arkansas $22,005,014
10. TCU, $20,609,361
Note: University of Texas spent $25.1 million but did not make a bowl game this season.
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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