D-I athletics right now:
• UCLA: $219M cumulative deficit
• Rutgers: $516.9M in cumulative shortfalls since joining the Big10
• Iowa State: $147M projected budget gap
• NC State: $18.5M projected deficit
• Dozens of varsity programs eliminated in the last year
• New fees
Fort Worth is “Where the West Begins”. The @startelegram has full access to the @TexasTechFB program and is always welcome in Lubbock. Hope to see you Saturday! @MacEngelProf
Hate 'em or love 'em, the Red Raiders are the talk of the college football world 🏈
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Prediction week continues with my Big 12 standings.
I’ve got Texas Tech and Utah regressing, West Virginia and UCF improving and Iowa State … yikes.
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