College Sports

Power 5 Football Teams Earned $557M In Sponsorships This Season

Power 5 football teams earned about $557 million worth of sponsorships this past season, per SponsorUnited.
he Southeastern Conference earned the highest share at $156 million, or 27%.

Jan 11, 2023 | 02:08 pm

UPDATED Jan 11, 2023 | 04:30 pm

The Columbus Dispatch

The conclusion of the FBS football season on Monday night marked the end of an extremely lucrative year for the Power 5 conferences.

Power 5 football teams earned about $557 million worth of sponsorships this past season, according to a report by SponsorUnited.

The Southeastern Conference earned the highest share at $156 million, or 27%.
The top five team-specific earners included LSU, Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, and 2023 champions Georgia.
A wide variety of companies earned the most deals, from Nike and Allstate to Ford and StubHub.
From a category perspective, banks inked the most deals.

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