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Union County's only university spent $2,063,986 on football teams in 2023

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Rhett Brown President | Wingate University

Rhett Brown President | Wingate University

Union County's institution invested $2,063,986 on their football teams in 2023, a 10.1% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 14.2% of all money invested on sport teams at Wingate University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Union County have grown 174.1% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Union County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$2,063,98614.2%
2022$1,874,27314.8%
2021$1,736,48616.6%
2020$1,771,26116.7%
2019$1,769,92816.4%

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