Seems like this is more financially damning than the whole Jerry Sandusky / Joe Paterno scandal that ended the latter's tenure as head coach and vacated a lot of their wins at the time.
College Football is out of control and the NIL deals / transfer portal are only making it worse. These schools need to clamp down on their deals and loosen the contracts of coaches who can't get wins on the field or make their teams competetive. No way should a failed coach be able to collect millions of dollars for a contract he signed.
But PBS is just a drop in the bucket here and the local community loses out on a trusted resource because of athletics and their grossly inept and out of control spending.
On the flipside, expect to see more sports on PBS stations, especially that of high school teams.
Alabama Public Television has partnered with the AHSAA to broadcast a weekly "Game of The Week" statewide on their stations, as well as airing the "Super 7" tournament on their stations.