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Rowan County's only university spent $1,179,563 on football teams in 2023

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Jay Morgan President | Morehead State University

Jay Morgan President | Morehead State University

Rowan County's institution invested $1,179,563 on their football teams in 2023, a 6.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 12.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Morehead State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Rowan County have grown 37.2% 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 Rowan County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,179,56312.6%
2022$1,104,13912.4%
2021$666,8999.6%
2020$1,082,75613.4%
2019$1,055,60011.7%

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