Will the Pac-12 find a way to play football early next year, after deciding it couldn’t safely do so this fall?
That process will determine how much of a financial hit the athletic department takes from the postponement of all sports through the remainder of 2020, a deficit that could be as high as $65 million according to Arizona Wildcats athletic director Dave Heeke.
“Without football, we’re estimating a $60 to $65 million impact in revenue loss,” Heeke said Friday on a Zoom press conference. “The financial implications are pretty significant.”
Heeke said Arizona’s projected 2020-21 athletic budget is about $94 million.