UAA approved record budget for Florida Gators athletics

A pre-game light show boasting the Florida Gators men’s basketball team's two National Championships prior to beating Kentucky / Gator Country photo by David BowieThe University of Florida’s Athletic Association approved a $128.2 million dollar budget for the 2017-18. The approval came after the Board of Director’s met on Monday morning.

The $128 million dollar budget is a record-high for the Florida Gators. Most of that budget, $82.5 million (64 percent) will be allocated for football and “football related expenses,” $13.48 million for basketball and $3.19 million for the other 17 sports across the school.

Florida will receive a one-time payment of $6 million dollars for playing Michigan in…