By now, we’ve all read multiple articles on Stanford’s decision to cut 11 varsity sports. Each article I’ve read attempts to justify, explain or just somehow come to grips with the difficult decision that the Stanford Cardinal athletics department had to come to.
Not many schools in the country offer as many sports as Stanford did, or still do, but a few of those schools that rank at the top of the list in terms of most sports offered, reside in conferences that are without a fall football season in 2020. Schools like UC Berkeley, Ohio State and a few others in the Big Ten or Pac-12 are likely going to be hurt incredibly in terms of finances without a football season.