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Monongalia County's only university spent $23,920,364 on football teams in 2023

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Dr. E. Gordon Gee President of West Virginia University | West Virginia University

Dr. E. Gordon Gee President of West Virginia University | West Virginia University

Monongalia County's institution invested $23,920,364 on their football teams in 2023, a 7.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 23.2% of all money invested on sport teams at West Virginia University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Monongalia County have grown 82.2% 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 Monongalia County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$23,920,36423.2%
2022$22,292,12223%
2021$16,839,24125.9%
2020$22,221,31723.9%
2019$22,290,03522%

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