Robert Wesley Pearigen President The University of the South | new.sewanee.edu
Robert Wesley Pearigen President The University of the South | new.sewanee.edu
This represents 19% of all money invested on sport teams at The University of the South during 2023.
The average sports expenses at Franklin County have grown 41.1% 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 Franklin County in Last 5 Years
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $895,834 | 19% |
| 2022 | $641,747 | 15.1% |
| 2021 | $471,018 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | $519,438 | 12.2% |
| 2019 | $468,366 | 11.7% |
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