Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal Today on College Football Value rankings. They ranked 115 college football programs by "net worth" and revenues generated in 2018. I'm not going to post a link as it is behind a pay wall, but I assume the paper version has it somewhere in today's copy. Numbers 1 through 10 are: (1) University of Texas, (2) Ohio State, (3) Alabama, (4) Michigan, (5) Notre Dame (6) Georgia (7) Oklahoma, (8) Auburn (9) LSU (10) Tennessee
Number 1: University of Texas Football generated $164mil in 2018 revenues and has a 2018 net worth value on the program of $1.105bln - I assume on the back of the Longhorn TV network. Number 9: LSU generated $123mil and has a 2018 net worth value on the program of $852mil.
The first AAC school is listed at #65 - Central Florida with 2018 revenue of $29.5mil and a program value of $68mil. South Florida is close behind ranked at #69. The highest G5 is Boise State (from my eyeball test at #63). I assume Tulane Football was one of the few programs that didn't submit information as they are not listed. U LA LA is listed at 107 with 2018 revenue of $11mil and total value of $11mil.
Other comparable private schools are TCU at #42 with 2018 revenue of $66mil and program value of $191mil. Vanderbilt is number #61 with a program value of $82mil and Rice is higher than I expected at #87 with a program value of $21.4mil.
Basically highlights the rich keep getting richer in P5 football programs.
Number 1: University of Texas Football generated $164mil in 2018 revenues and has a 2018 net worth value on the program of $1.105bln - I assume on the back of the Longhorn TV network. Number 9: LSU generated $123mil and has a 2018 net worth value on the program of $852mil.
The first AAC school is listed at #65 - Central Florida with 2018 revenue of $29.5mil and a program value of $68mil. South Florida is close behind ranked at #69. The highest G5 is Boise State (from my eyeball test at #63). I assume Tulane Football was one of the few programs that didn't submit information as they are not listed. U LA LA is listed at 107 with 2018 revenue of $11mil and total value of $11mil.
Other comparable private schools are TCU at #42 with 2018 revenue of $66mil and program value of $191mil. Vanderbilt is number #61 with a program value of $82mil and Rice is higher than I expected at #87 with a program value of $21.4mil.
Basically highlights the rich keep getting richer in P5 football programs.
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