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Pontotoc County's only university spent $1,055,314 on football teams in 2023

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Wendell Godwin, President | East Central University

Wendell Godwin, President | East Central University

Pontotoc County's institution invested $1,055,314 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 26.2% of all money invested on sport teams at East Central University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Pontotoc County have grown 58.1% 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 Pontotoc County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,055,31426.2%
2022$1,080,26631.2%
2021$1,105,47731.2%
2020$960,98831.1%
2019$980,16230.5%

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