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Wayne County's only university spent $484,433 on football teams in 2023

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Anne E. McCall, President, The College of Wooster | The College of Wooster

Anne E. McCall, President, The College of Wooster | The College of Wooster

Wayne County's institution invested $484,433 on their football teams in 2023, a 30.6% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 11.3% of all money invested on sport teams at The College of Wooster during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Wayne County have grown 96% 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 Wayne County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$484,43311.3%
2022$370,82910.7%
2021$227,55310.4%
2020$374,28211.4%
2019$335,74210.3%

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