The more than $50 million subsidy from the university was one of the largest in the nation for any athletic department. It allowed the ASU athletic department, in its last year in the Pac-12, to report to the NCAA that it broke even for the first time in modern history.
Michael Crow said at the time of ASU AD Graham Rossini's hire that the athletic department will not operate as an auxiliary unit solely responsible for the financial issues, and will be treated as any other college within the university. This is what the decision looks like in dollars and cents.
Michael Crow said at the time of ASU AD Graham Rossini's hire that the athletic department will not operate as an auxiliary unit solely responsible for the financial issues, and will be treated as any other college within the university. This is what the decision looks like in dollars and cents.