Study: WVU Athletics Contributed More Than $300M

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A new study values the impact of West Virginia University Athletics on the state economy at $302.7 million during the 2017-18 academic year, and its impact on Monongalia county at $78.8 million, according to wvillustrated.com.

This includes more than $246 million in fan and visitor spending. ““When you're bringing in 60,000 people for six football games and you're bringing in 10, 12, 13,000 in for basketball games, and then the other sports, what does that really mean in totality? I think now, we have a little bit harder numbers to say what we mean to this state and why it's important,” said WVU Athletic Director Shane Lyons.

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