The House v NCAA settlement is expected to be approved by a Federal Judge on April 7 which will allow universities who opt into the settlement to share as much as $20.5 million of revenue a year with student-athletes including the number of scholarships.
Since collegiate athletics programs typically don't make profit, and rely on booster organizations like Seminole Boosters to raise as much as $20 million a year to balance their budgets, where will this additional $20 million come from?
You guessed it - like everything else, many schools are looking to the end user -- the ticket buyer.
The University of Arizona joined a growing number of universities who will be charging a “competitive fee” for this years season tickets, announcing the fee this past Tuesday.
“In a relentless effort to compete at the highest level in the evolving landscape of college athletics, like many of our peers, Arizona is implementing a Competitive Fee for season tickets for 2025-26,” the university posted on its website.
“We recognize that our season ticket holders are the backbone of our support and we are cognizant of the costs of supporting Arizona Athletics,” the statement said. “Though we are adding the fee, we will not be increasing the costs of season tickets for 2025-26.”
Football, men’s basketball will have a $50 fee, while women’s basketball, softball and baseball will have a $25 competitive fees.
Arizona announced the fee in lieu of a season ticket price increase which other schools are doing, and said the decision to charge the fee comes along with a reduction in expenses in other areas, renegotiating vendor contracts, securing corporate sponsorships, restructuring the department’s debt and fundraising initiatives.
FSU has not announced their plan yet but my preference would be to pay more for a season ticket than be charged something called a "competitive fee."
That fee comes to less than $8 per game for football, $3 per game for men’s basketball, $2 per game for women’s basketball and $1 for softball and baseball. In addition to the season ticket fee, there will also be new fees for single-game tickets.
Since collegiate athletics programs typically don't make profit, and rely on booster organizations like Seminole Boosters to raise as much as $20 million a year to balance their budgets, where will this additional $20 million come from?
You guessed it - like everything else, many schools are looking to the end user -- the ticket buyer.
The University of Arizona joined a growing number of universities who will be charging a “competitive fee” for this years season tickets, announcing the fee this past Tuesday.
“In a relentless effort to compete at the highest level in the evolving landscape of college athletics, like many of our peers, Arizona is implementing a Competitive Fee for season tickets for 2025-26,” the university posted on its website.
“We recognize that our season ticket holders are the backbone of our support and we are cognizant of the costs of supporting Arizona Athletics,” the statement said. “Though we are adding the fee, we will not be increasing the costs of season tickets for 2025-26.”
Football, men’s basketball will have a $50 fee, while women’s basketball, softball and baseball will have a $25 competitive fees.
Arizona announced the fee in lieu of a season ticket price increase which other schools are doing, and said the decision to charge the fee comes along with a reduction in expenses in other areas, renegotiating vendor contracts, securing corporate sponsorships, restructuring the department’s debt and fundraising initiatives.
FSU has not announced their plan yet but my preference would be to pay more for a season ticket than be charged something called a "competitive fee."
That fee comes to less than $8 per game for football, $3 per game for men’s basketball, $2 per game for women’s basketball and $1 for softball and baseball. In addition to the season ticket fee, there will also be new fees for single-game tickets.
