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Rutgers football players reportedly spent more than $450,000 on DoorDash for meals and other items - on the university's dime - from May 2021 through June of this year, according to an investigation from the Bergen Record.

The practice of allowing the players to expense food orders started during the pandemic, Rutgers said, as student-athletes were forced to quarantine for up to two weeks if they had tested positive or been exposed to coronavirus.

Still, as Patch.com noted, that bill ultimately falls to New Jersey taxpayers (Rutgers is a public university), and Rutgers Athletics has operated at a $73 million deficit through the last two years.