Big score: College bowl game payouts surpass $500 million (Yahoo Sports)

[ASFN Admin]

Bowl games paid more than a half billion dollars to college football conferences and schools last season, the most ever and an increase of almost $200 million from the final season of the Bowl Championship Series to the first of the College Football Playoff. The schools spent $100.2 million to take part in bowl games. Total payouts from 35 postseason games from the 2013-14 season were $309.9 million while schools spent $97.8 million to participate. The increase in payouts is due mostly to the increased value of media deals with the seven games - six bowls and a national championship game - that are part of the College Football Playoff.

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