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Union County's only university spent $1,082,408 on football teams in 2023

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Kelly Ryan, Ph.D. President | Eastern Oregon University

Kelly Ryan, Ph.D. President | Eastern Oregon University

Union County's institution invested $1,082,408 on their football teams in 2023, an 8.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 23% of all money invested on sport teams at Eastern Oregon University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Union County have grown 97.5% 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$1,082,40823%
2022$999,33418.8%
2021$833,09017.6%
2020$895,00819.6%
2019$903,94520.1%

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