11 college football teams with $40 million rosters share one striking trait — except one

Yahoo ^ | 9/16.26 | Jeff Hauser

[Round Earther]

What's the current price tag on winning in college football?

That all depends on the program and the situation, but the latest piece from The Athletic puts the topic into perspective. There are eleven teams that fall within the $40 million range for roster spending. All the ones many people would expect to be there.

The Ohio State Buckeyes lead the nation and are approaching $50 million. They're right at the mark along with the Oregon Ducks and Texas Longhorns, who round out the top three. They are all believed to be spending roughly $50 million.

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[princess leah]

Looks like Oregon paid too much! They stink!

[aynrandfreak]

I’m rooting for Ole Miss on Saturday!

[chajin]

The outlier is LSU, and its distinction is that it hasn’t made the playoffs. Yw

[Red Badger]

Where do they get the dough?................

[Hyman Roth]

Where do they get the dough?................

Boosters have big money.

[Round Earther]

For the University of Texas, it could be the $300 million the program generates each year.

[crusty old prospector]

For TTU, it is earl money.

[dfwgator]

Do players even go to class anymore?

[Round Earther]

“Do players even go to class anymore?”

At Texas, a few players may, but how are you going to have time for school when your burnt orange Lamborghini in is the shop every other week?

[combat_boots]

OSU football pays for all other sports combined.

[Zack Attack]

College football is nothing but minor league baseball. I have no interest any longer

[aMorePerfectUnion]

… old enough to remember when SMU got the death penalty for this

[dfwgator]

And when UF was on probation.

[oil_dude]

“The outlier is LSU, and its distinction is that it hasn’t made the playoffs. Yw”

Then how did they win the National Championship in 2019?

[A strike]

How many players can themselves fit in a Lamborghini ?

[BipolarBob]

The Earl of Lichenstein?

[volare737]

You now have ex-NFL players trying to get back into college football.

It won’t be long before some college football players will be set for life financially with the money they make playing so-called ‘college football’—without even going to the NFL!

[MinorityRepublican]

It won’t be long before some college football players will be set for life financially with the money they make playing so-called ‘college football’—without even going to the NFL!

That's not a bad thing.

If you're smart, you'll never play in the NFL.

[Round Earther]

“It won’t be long before some college football players will be set for life financially with the money they make...”

That should be the goal of football players as well asa every young American.