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Knox County's institution invested $1,487,074 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 19% of all money invested on sport teams at Union College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Knox County have grown 110.9% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$1,487,074	19%
2022	$1,425,056	19.5%
2021	$1,122,409	16%
2020	$1,069,909	15.8%
2019	$1,562,662	21.8%