[IrishBrigade]

‘Give those scholarships to a kid that’s good at math and science instead.’

sure thing; now, let them bring in the revenue stream those eighth grade level football players do...

[wrcase]

The University of Texas had 2019 athletic revenue of 224 million dollars, highest in the nation. UCLA received 931 million dollars in research grants and contracts revenue.

http://stateofthecampus.ucla.edu/story/financial-outlook#:~:text=The%20largest%20percentage%20of%20UCLA,System%20(about%2050%20percent).&text=Research%20funding%20%E2%80%94%20primarily%20federal%20%E2%80%94%20contributes,to%20almost%20%246.8%20billion%20annually.

https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

I would say the academic side of the university does pretty well at generating revenue.