No Arizona Football means big financial losses says Dave Heeke

With Arizona Football postponed at least until 2021, no season could mean huge financial losses says Arizona Athletic Director, Dave Heeke.

Well, we all knew it was likely going coming. The fall Arizona Football season is officially postponed and that means the Athletic Department is going to experience some potentially huge financial losses.

Making news via social media yesterday, it was announced by Dave Heeke that he estimates that Arizona will experience a $60-65 million in revenue loss.

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Now that’s major news, but unfortunately it shouldn’t be seen as unprecedented. Football and Basketball are big business for colleges, and those sports alone bring in the majority of revenue for Athletic Departments. And for Arizona, that’s especially true.

Naturally, when you postpone football and basketball, you’re going to see big losses financially.

As you may recall, this is precisely what I discussed weeks ago. I outlined why having an Arizona Football season was important, and beyond my own selfish reasons, I felt it was important to have a season in order to help alleviate some of those potential losses.

While nothing is official as of yet, the goal is for the school to still have a Spring season. That could surely help to offset those losses.

However, that doesn’t come with its challenges. For starters, having two football seasons in a calendar year could put a lot of stress on the bodies of student-athletes.

Additionally, at this time, it’s not guaranteed we even have a season. We don’t know what the Covid rates will look like in January or February – the supposed Spring Football timeline.

Hopefully, the Pac-12 stays true to their word and implements a loan program for its member schools, because if Heeke is even close to what he’s estimating in financial losses, that’s going to be crippling for the University of Arizona.

I for one am hoping the Wildcats can have safe seasons in the Spring, just for the sake of the Athletic Departments well-being. As always, Bear Down, Arizona!