Skip to main content

$608,000 for a UW player? That’s what the market says

Late summer is here, and millions of fans are welcoming the 2014 college football season. Major college sports programs are enjoying a wave of popularity measured by fan interest along with the huge sums of money that result. Last season, the 121 schools that comprise the college Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) reported revenues in excess of $7.1 billion, or an average of about $59 million per school.