Broussard tackling fundraising challenge with Buffs

Ben Broussard is the assistant vice chancellor/associate athletic director at CU. He oversees the Buff Club, which is the fundraising arm of the department. (Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)

Ben Broussard could have remained in his comfort zone.

Prior to accepting a job at Colorado last fall, Broussard spent more than a decade working at his alma mater, Louisiana State University, raising funds for the athletic department.

Not only was LSU home; it was a relatively easy place to work, in terms of generating revenue. A USAToday.com database for the 2015-16 academic year had LSU seventh nationally with $141.65 million in department revenue, with more than $33.5 million of that coming…