InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Billion Dollar Blitz

(InvestigateTV) — Fans pack the stands and coaches cash in. Chris Nakamoto found an increasing part of the bill is landing on students and universities. Plus, accountability disappears online when a company vanishes the second something goes wrong. Billion Dollar BlitzHere’s a number that might make your jaw drop: $12.8 billion. That’s what 109 public universities are spending on college athletics, and each year it’s taking a bigger bite out of public universities’ coffers and students’ pockets. At the same time, football coaches’ salaries are skyrocketing, and it’s not just head coaches. Our team looked at contracts across America and found 31 assistant coaches are making more than $1 million. National Investigative Reporter Chris Nakamoto went to Auburn, where fans reacted to one fired coach after another walk out the door. A sports economist with decades of experience said this system is not sustainable. Meanwhile, Congress is looking to pump the brakes on this runaway spending - pa