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Florida University among Top Spenders on Recruiting Athletes - cbl
Posted February 2, 2012
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By Bill Murphy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Georgia, Florida, Georgia Tech and Texas universities are among the highest spenders on recruiting athletes, according to a listing by Business Insider.
Among cities on citybizlist's radar, Georgia was highest on the list, spending $1.54 million last year on recruiting athletes. It was ranked No. 5 on the list. Florida and Georgia Tech followed on the list with similar spending. Texas was ranked No. 10.
Other universities on the list included North Carolina at No. 13; Duke at No. 15; and Texas Tech at No. 20.
Tennessee topped the list with annual spending of $2.29 million on recruiting athletes. The bulk of the universitie's spending was on recruiting male athletes, mostly football players.
Business Insider published the list ahead of the national signing day in college football.
"The Business of College Sports recently looked at the recruiting data for each conference. And it is interesting to see how much the biggest schools are spending on recruiting, and just how much of a difference there is between the haves and the have-nots," the online publication said. "And for at least one school, about half of their recruiting budget went to the football team."
Following are the universities on citybizlist's radar on the Business Insider list:
#5. Georgia
Men's Sports: $1.04 million
Women's Sports: $501,523
Total: $1.54 million
#6. Florida
Men's Sports: $1.06 million
Women's Sports: $436,183
Total: $1.50 million
#7. Georgia Tech
Men's Sports: $1.17 million
Women's Sports: $315,695
Total: $1.49 million
#10. Texas
Men's Sports: $989,370
Women's Sports: $481,019
Total: $1.47 million
#13. North Carolina
Men's Sports: $949,396
Women's Sports: $387,942
Total: $1.34 million
#15. Duke
Men's Sports: $967,282
Women's Sports: $346,096
Total: $1.31 million
#20 Texas Tech
Men's Sports: $892,436
Women's Sports: $292,363
Total: $1.18 million
Read the complete list here: http://tinyurl.com/7xfu7po
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