Some facts for this discussion:
Rutgers has been fully bought in since July 1, 2020.
Rutgers previously disclosed its expected distributions, taking into account the loan payments due. These numbers are listed below.
These numbers were made when the TV deal that just expired was known, but not the deal that is about to start, so the figures starting FY 2024 are likely higher.
Rutgers owes another ~$25 million in loan payments to the conference, which will be made over the next three years.
Year: B1G full-distribution estimate | RU estimated distribution
(First number is other Big Ten schools, second number is Rutgers share; years begin on July 1, so as of today it is FY 2024)
Conclusion: Rutgers will receive over $50 million from the Big Ten this year. This is more than every school in the ACC, Big 12, and Pac-12, and has been comparable or better since July 1, 2020. We are actually in the fourth year now of Rutgers getting an amount that is close to other Big Ten schools. However, it is fair to point out that just as that happened, COVID messed up a year's worth of revenue (FY 2021).
Rutgers has been fully bought in since July 1, 2020.
Rutgers previously disclosed its expected distributions, taking into account the loan payments due. These numbers are listed below.
These numbers were made when the TV deal that just expired was known, but not the deal that is about to start, so the figures starting FY 2024 are likely higher.
Rutgers owes another ~$25 million in loan payments to the conference, which will be made over the next three years.
Year: B1G full-distribution estimate | RU estimated distribution
(First number is other Big Ten schools, second number is Rutgers share; years begin on July 1, so as of today it is FY 2024)
- 2018: $50,000,000 | $23,841,721
- 2019: $51,500,000 | $26,242,246
- 2020: $53,045,000 | $28,643,801
- 2021: $54,636,350 | $43,705,600
- 2022: $56,275,441 | $46,029,566
- 2023: $57,963,704 | $48,941,204
- 2024: $59,702,615 | $50,970,215
- 2025: $61,493,693 | $53,055,193
- 2026: $63,338,504 | $56,178,379
- 2027: $65,238,659 | $65,238,659
- 2028: $67,195,819 | $67,195,819
- 2029: $69,211,694 | $69,211,694
Conclusion: Rutgers will receive over $50 million from the Big Ten this year. This is more than every school in the ACC, Big 12, and Pac-12, and has been comparable or better since July 1, 2020. We are actually in the fourth year now of Rutgers getting an amount that is close to other Big Ten schools. However, it is fair to point out that just as that happened, COVID messed up a year's worth of revenue (FY 2021).