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by mercsilv 3502 days ago
This isn't true, most football programs have single digit percentages of their revenue being redirected back to academic programs and most of that is earmarked for scholarships for ...student athletes.[1]

The idea that football programs generate substantial revenue that improves academics for the entire university is not true.

[1] http://www.ethosreview.org/intellectual-spaces/is-college-fo...