Much of the national talk of late has been surrounding the impacts of COVID-19 on the potential for a 2020 football, and basketball, season, and what that might mean for the finances of athletic departments around the nation. Rightfully so. We’ve seen school after school announce upcoming changes. At Iowa, we saw pay cuts for Gary Barta and all the head coaches of the major sports programs. We’ve also heard about reduced travel budgets and changes schedules to make ends meet. Other schools have been forced to cut programs altogether, including Stanford, which cut 11 of their 36 programs despite a mammoth endowment and generally strong budget position coming into the pandemic.
Top Iowa Football, Basketball Players to Benefit from Name, Image Likeness Changes
