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Marion County's only university spent $1,211,793 on football teams in 2023

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President Michael Davis | Fairmont State University

President Michael Davis | Fairmont State University

Marion County's institution invested $1,211,793 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 20.5% of all money invested on sport teams at Fairmont State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Marion County have grown 108.6% 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 Marion County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,211,79320.5%
2022$1,215,02823.9%
2021$1,097,08623.3%
2020$1,139,92618.7%
2019$1,265,20524.7%

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