Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said the finances of the athletic department will suffer a brutal blow now that the Big Ten has postponed fall sports, including football, the big bread winner.
Manuel, appearing Tuesday on the “Conqu’ring Heroes” podcast in a wide-ranging interview with host Jon Jansen, said expenses have been cut and difficult choices have been made for what he called the “long-term health of the department.”
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren announced Aug. 11 the postponement of fall sports because of lingering COVID-19-related health and safety issues. The decision was made less than a week after the conference had released a 10-game Big Ten-only composite football schedule.