College bowl game earnings

It continues to pay to be a bowl director -- and the compensation is rising among the nonprofit bowl organizations.

McVay is hardly alone. At least seven bowls paid their CEO more than half a million dollars in , according to tax forms for some of the oldest bowl organizations. He previously was above that mark, but his salary was not listed on the Peach's most recent tax form. Some of the 38 bowl games are run by tax-exempt charitable organizations and are subsidized in part by unsold ticket sales.

Ticket allotments schools must buy were reduced at many bowl games this year. The Cotton worked its way into the six-bowl mix of the highly lucrative College Football Playoff. Some bowl agreements call for higher payouts to one conference than the other, depending on such factors as which is the "host" conference. Again, the bulk of the difference came from the additional payouts from the Rose and Sugar Bowls. There will be no additional distribution to conferences whose teams qualify for the national championship game.

Based on calculations from the season the following distributions were made in the spring of Each of the 10 conferences received a base amount.

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Little Rock, Arkansas, Tucson, Arizona, and Austin, Texas, are also hoping to be certified, which could make 43 postseason games that need 84 teams -- eight more than last season. Five teams that were bowl eligible last season didn't play in the postseason, which doesn't include Georgia Southern.

The Eagles won nine games in their first season playing in FBS, but were not eligible for postseason play due to NCAA rules regarding transition years. Appalachian State and Old Dominion also become postseason eligible this season. FBS members need to adopt new legislation this summer setting up safety nets to fill bowl spots if not enough teams reach eligibility, which generally means at least a. The current NCAA safety-net bylaw runs out in August and includes provisions for allowing teams to participate in bowl games with two victories against FCS teams and during transition years.

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