Could changes be coming to the way Maryland university athletic departments are funded?

Athletic directors at Maryland’s public universities have been tested like never before during the Covid-19 pandemic but a policy change could be coming to make managing their budgets a bit easier in the future. The University System of Maryland’s Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and Student-Athlete Health and Welfare received an update on the financial condition of the athletic departments at state universities on Monday. The briefing provided a glimpse into ways athletic directors coped with lost revenue from spectator bans and other issues related to Covid-19.