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Illinois: Knox County's men's football budget increases 40.4% in 2023

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C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College

C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College

Knox County spent $610,950 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 40.4% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 11.2% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Knox County have grown 181.4% 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.

Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Knox County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$610,95011.2%
2022$435,30012.6%
2021$00%
2020$315,9259.4%
2019$293,0699.2%

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