The return of football isn’t likely to make a dramatic dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2019 budget, obtained by the Hotline, shows $127.4 million in total revenue. Payouts to the schools aren't expected to increase year-over-year.

Pac-12 reports FY21 finances: COVID crushes revenue, distributions sink as schools absorb testing costs The Pac-12 Networks lost $14 million without football ...

Pac-12 Hotline: Financial challenges intensify for UCLA and Cal – with several daunting hurdles ahead The Bruins and Golden Bears continue to bleed cash as they prepare for life in the Big Ten ...

And a second development, revealed in the ACC’s financials, highlighted the Pac-12’s ever-increasing revenue challenge.

The Pac-12 Networks are shrinking in reach and spinning off only a fraction of the revenue the schools had expected when the true cost of the content is entered into the equation.

Pac-12 finances: Tax filings for 2020 show revenue increased despite COVID shutdown, but Larry Scott’s income took a hit The conference increased its campus payouts by four percent ...

Updated Power Five revenue projections show Pac-12 deficit expanding as COVID hits, ACC Network grows and Big Ten, SEC rake in the cash Pac-12 revenue (per school) was half that of its peers ...

College football revenue Among Power Five conferences, the Pac-12 ranked fourth in the amount of money it distributed to member schools last year.

The return of football isn't likely to make a dramatic dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The return of football isn't likely to make a dramatic dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The return of football in the Pac-12 in November will bring some much needed relief to cash-strapped athletic departments trying to weather the coronavirus pandemic ...