First reaction to the idea of eliminating intercollegiate athletics at UC Riverside is shock. This just has to be a bad idea, right? But if only as an exercise in considering sound public policy, give this one a second thought … The notion isn’t without precedent but many Division I universities (UCR has been in the top division for about 20 years) aren’t talking about elimination. The University of Utah, for example, is furloughing all athletic department employees through year’s end. This includes millionaire football and basketball coaches. The school says it’s hemorrhaged tens of millions of dollars via the 2020 lockdown and must act now to stanch the flow.
https://www.pe.com/2020/09/12/heres-hoping-the-lockdown-wont-take-out-college-athletics/
