UNDER THE DOME
rank third and fourth on
the list, respectively: at
Georgia ($684.44) and at
Auburn ($614.64).
As each of the last 26
seasons has separated
Notre Dame from its na-
tional championship in
1988, it's always interest-
ing to hear the annual
assumption that the pro-
gram is becoming more
irrelevant in the college
football landscape when
nothing could be further
from the truth.
While resell ticket rev-
enues don't benefit Notre
Dame's bottom line,
plenty of other recent "ir-
relevant" endeavors do:
• In 2013, NBC signed
a deal to continue tele-
v i s i n g N o t re D a m e
home games for 10 more
years, a contact that runs
through the 2025 season
and is worth an estimated
$150 million.
• Before the 2014 sea-
son, Notre Dame athletics
director Jack Swarbrick
negotiated and agreed
on a record $90 million
deal with Under Armour
to outfit the Irish student-
athletes.
• In December of 2013,
Forbes estimated the
Notre Dame football pro-
gram to be worth $119
million, second only to
My passion
is running.
Teaching students
the importance of
fitness is my goal.
IRISH.
I AM
