Today’s game against Southern Miss was not cheap for University of Kentucky Athletics.
According to a report by the Hattiesburg American, UK is paying Southern Miss $950,000 for tonight’s game at Kroger Field.
In addition to paying Southern Miss, Kentucky is also forking out $1.2 million to Akron.
If you recall, the Wildcats were originally scheduled to play at Akron to open the 2024 season. UK decided to buy out that game and a 2026, then replaced the Zips with Southern Miss.
Akron is opening their season at Ohio State today.
As part of the deal, Ohio State is also paying Southern Miss $950,000 for today’s game.
UK is paying Southern Miss $950,000 to play at Kroger Field tonight. According to the Hattiesburg American, Ohio St is also paying USM $950,000.
UK was originally scheduled to open 2024 at Akron & USM at Ohio St.
UK is paying Akron $1.2 million to cancel 2024 game & a 2026 game
— Mark Story (@markcstory) August 31, 2024
