Interesting read regarding jerseys sales and the revenue it generates - not as much as you think

Excerpt:

One of the most popular proposals for paying college athletes involves giving players a share of the revenue from jersey sales. After all, the athletic department must be making millions off all those jerseys you see people wearing on game day, right? And the only explanation for a fan wearing a No. 2 Texas A&M jersey is because they want to wear Johnny Manziel's number, right?

What if I told you Texas A&M made just $59,690 on jersey sales for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013?

That's correct. The Texas A&M athletic department received just $59,690 for jersey sales last year, Heisman Trophy winner and all. That number isn't just football, either. It includes basketball, baseball, cycling and all other jersey sales. Collegiate Licensing Company handles the licensing for Texas A&M and does not break jersey revenue down by sport or by number in its schools reports. That means we don't know how much revenue was generated from football jerseys or the No. 2 worn by Heisman Trophy winner Manziel.

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It's not just A&M sourced in this piece, though it doesn't include Michigan.

However, it's an article that seems to blow out the widely believed notion that schools are raking it in from jersey sales.

Perhaps Brandon's motives behind the recent alternate jersey craze hasn't been about money after all, and truly a recruiting tactic (because let's face it, kids these days like it unfortunately)?

Give her a read....


http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=ncfnation&i=TWT&id=80530&w=1d5nz&src=desktop&wjb

Sounds like the garment companies who produce the jersey's are taking more than their fair share...