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Howard County's only university spent $1,543,730 on football teams in 2023

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Roger Drake, President | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Roger Drake, President | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Howard County's institution invested $1,543,730 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 14.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Howard County have grown 232.6% 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 Howard County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,543,73014.6%
2022$1,597,17115.3%
2021$1,285,46515.3%
2020$1,646,55419.2%
2019$1,236,35918.2%

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