Alabama is just one of the teams that helped make the SEC $800 million last year.

College athletes in this country make a lot of money.

According to a recent report, the SEC brought in $777.8 million during the fiscal year of 2020-2021, which is $120.1 million more than the conference made in 2019-2020. SEC schools will each receive a payout of around $54.6 million.

Some people will say that scholarships and money are not enough for athletes. You quickly realize that the argument is ridiculous when you see numbers like this.

The Big Ten could be on the verge of signing an annual $1 billion deal for its next media rights contract, according to Sports Business Journal. CBS and NBC are rumored to be willing to double the Big Ten's salary, since the conference's contracts with FOX and ESPN end in 2023. The Michigan/Ohio State game was the most watched college football game of all time.

The Power Five had revenues in fiscal 2019.

Big 12 payouts ranged from $38 million to $42 million.

The payouts ranged from $28.6 million to $34 million.

The payouts were close to $45.3 million.

The payouts were made to the 12 longest-standing members of the Big Ten.