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Stevens County's only university spent $284,586 on football teams in 2023

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Janet Schrunk Ericksen, Chancellor | University of Minnesota-Morris

Janet Schrunk Ericksen, Chancellor | University of Minnesota-Morris

Stevens County's institution invested $284,586 on their football teams in 2023, a 17.4% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 17% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Minnesota-Morris during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Stevens County have grown 62.6% 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 Stevens County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$284,58617%
2022$344,55916.5%
2021$183,19015.1%
2020$265,50415.1%
2019$242,7829.9%

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