As the University of Missouri stares down a projected budget shortfall, Mizzou Athletics is an expensive part of the university ecosystem.
“It is becoming expensive,” UM System President Min Choi said during Mizzou’s general faculty meeting on Wednesday. “It is a high number, but it is manageable.”
In fiscal year 2025, the athletics department reported a $9 million operating deficit, which was covered by an internal loan from the university, according to previous Missourian reporting. There was a $15.2 million deficit in fiscal year 2024…