The Ohio State football program is now the most valuable in the country.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Buckeyes have overtaken the Texas Longhorns to earn the No. 1 spot. Ohio State’s program is now valued at a whopping $1.5 billion, while the Longhorns are a distant second at $1.24 billion.
The Oklahoma Sooners are the only other program to see its value surpass the $1 billion mark.
While Ohio State is the most valuable program, the Big Ten as a whole ranks No. 2 with an average of $416 million per program. On average, the SEC boasts the highest number with an average $523 million per program.
The top ten can be seen below:
| RANK | SCHOOL | WORTH ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1.51 billion |
| 2 | Texas | 1.24 billion |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1.01 billion |
| 4 | Alabama | 930 million |
| 5 | LSU | 910 million |
| 6 | Michigan | 892 million |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 856 million |
| 8 | Georgia | 822 million |
| 9 | Tennessee | 745 million |
| 10 | Auburn | 724 million |
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