Penn State’s annual revenue report showed that donations to the school’s athletics department fell sharply after allegations against assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky surfaced, but donations specifically to the football program increased.
General athletic revenue for the fiscal year of 2011-2012 dropped almost $9 million, while football rose from $2 million the previous year to almost $10 million, USA Today reported.
Sandusky was indicted in November 2011, with one home game left in the season. A sizable chunk of the donations will be used to pay the $60 million fine levied by the NCAA, with the first installment of $12 million scheduled to be paid this year.
Amid the controversy, Penn State remains one of the 22 of 227 Division I public universities that have athletic programs that are entirely self-sufficient. It took no money from student fees, the university’s general fund or state money.