If state lawmakers don’t pass a college sports bill in the coming weeks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s athletics department anticipates facing difficult financial decisions.
“Either we will need to reevaluate our expectations on the success of our sports, or we will need to reevaluate how they’re supported or how many of them exist,” Chris McIntosh, UW-Madison’s athletics director, said at a legislative hearing this month.
The university has navigated an ever-shifting landscape in recent years, including with how college athletes can make money off their name, image and likeness. UW-Madison recently started sharing millions of dollars in revenue with student-athletes as part of a wider NCAA settlement…