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Pearl River County's only university spent $725,255 on football teams in 2023

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Adam Breerwood President | Pearl River Community College

Adam Breerwood President | Pearl River Community College

Pearl River County's institution invested $725,255 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 21.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Pearl River Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Pearl River County have grown 100.9% 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 Pearl River County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$725,25521.7%
2022$730,76523.3%
2021$606,96922.4%
2020$660,57024.7%
2019$730,01526.4%

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