09-03-2009 04:40 PM

For Small Schools, There's A Big Payoff To Road Trips

The coaches and players at 3,534-student Delaware State know their chances of winning at mighty Michigan later this season are slim at best. But they also understand why their program, which plays a level of NCAA football below that of the Wolverines, will make the trip: a $550,000 payday. At Delaware State, that’s equivalent to the revenue from at least two years of home games.

“From a competitive standpoint, it’s not an ideal situation,” says Delaware State football coach Al Lavan, whose team plays in a 7,000-seat stadium, compared with the 106,000-seat Michigan Stadium. “(But) you always have hope.”

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