The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS Role Models: "My dad, Charles, and my grandma, Loraine. They have sup- ported me in everything I've done. They helped me get here, especially when I was in high school and deciding if I wanted to play hockey or go further with baseball." Why He Chose Baseball Over Hockey: "Mainly, it was the opportunity to come here. That trumped everything, with the academics and the baseball program. I also knew some of the guys in the class, and I knew this would be a great place for me." Major: "Political Science." What He Hopes To Do After Baseball: "Hopefully, I can stay in the sports field, maybe in the front-office side of things in either baseball or maybe even hockey. I'm also interested in sports marketing. I want to stay in sports." His Overall U-M Experience: "Amazing. I don't think I could ask for a better experience. The guys on the team are great. [Michigan head coach Erik Bakich] coming in for our freshmen year was different. I had never played for the previ- ous coach, but building that chemistry with him, the staff and the players has been awesome." — Andy Reid Michigan Ranks Among Top Revenue Programs The Michigan athletic department ranked fourth nationally in revenue during the 2012-13 sports year and subsequently ranked third nationally in spending according to an ESPN The Magazine article published in late April. The magazine obtained the information "from detailed financial disclosure forms that athletic departments at public schools submit annually to the NCAA, which ESPN requested under state and federal public record laws." Michigan pulled in $143.5 million in 2012-13, falling just shy of No. 3 Alabama ($143.8 million). Texas was No. 1 with $166 million, while Wisconsin ranked second with $149 million. Ohio State rounded out the top five, raking in $140 million. The Maize and Blue's football program filled the biggest coffers, generating $81 million or 56.4 percent of the total revenue. Basketball brought in $15 mil- lion and a designated "other" was responsible for $47.5 million. Of the $143.5 million, U-M spent $131 million, ranking seventh in collegiate athletics with a surplus of $12.2 million. So where did all that money go? Michigan spent $19,118,274 on coaches' salaries (the seventh most in the country) and $18,301,215 on student aid (second most). The Wolverines spent more money than any other program on travel ($9,605,736) and racked up the fourth-costliest budget on recruiting ($1,987,719). The article did not give an entire breakdown on how every dollar was spent.