The Clemson football team rents a bus and travels 18 miles to Anderson on the night before each home game. They eat two full meals and go to the movies. Such rituals are a common practice across universities. The modern, high-tech score boards reflect the jobs created in the advertising industry. We estimate that around 300 people owe their jobs directly to Clemson football.
Athletes attend school.
The scholarships for the players and employment created by their presence in the college community includes jobs for the faculty who teach student athletes, income for the cooks and janitors who feed and house them. They live in dorms paid for by football revenues. Less obvious but nevertheless substantial are the number of people employed in reporting the events. It is not uncommon for 250 members of the press to work in the stadium at a Clemson football game. Add to that the sports staff in the various media and the time the reporters spend during the week preparing for their jobs on Saturday, and you can see why we agree with Chaucer, Football is no child's game.