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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Union County's only university spent $6,976,380 on football teams in 2023

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President John Bravman | Bucknell University

President John Bravman | Bucknell University

Union County's institution invested $6,976,380 on their football teams in 2023, a 10.4% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 20.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Bucknell University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Union County have grown 105.5% 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 Union County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$6,976,38020.7%
2022$6,319,65620.6%
2021$5,559,40920.2%
2020$5,938,68619.7%
2019$6,192,47020.3%

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