California's Budget Crunch Affects College Sports

The budget crunch in California is about to affect collegiate sports in that state. Public universities are suddenly struggling to minimize the impact of the budget crunch, as the preseason practices for sports are about to begin.

There is a reduction of 20% in the state funding for the sports which made the Unions who represent the state faculty members and employees to accept cut their salaries of two days a month to help close a $584 million budget deficit. This results to a 10% pay cut and affect coaches and athletic administrators as well as professors and other school employees.

Schools in University of California and the Cal State systems are planning on how to deal with the budget problems which leads to in-season days off for some coaches, and athletic departments are trying to balance the coaches' furloughs with game and practice schedules and the needs of athletes.