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Otter Tail County's institution invested $134,919 on their football teams in 2023, an 11% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 20.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Minnesota State Community and Technical College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Otter Tail County have grown 105.9% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$134,919	20.6%
2022	$121,531	20.8%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$60,358	14.7%
2019	$68,397	14.6%