Galesburg Reporter

Warren County's institution invested $373,864 on their football teams in 2023, an 11.1% increase 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 Monmouth College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Warren County have grown 63% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$373,864	20.5%
2022	$336,660	20.5%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$313,629	20%
2019	$309,310	17.2%