Anderson Reporter

Madison County's institution invested $440,107 on their football teams in 2023, a 17.1% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13% of all money invested on sport teams at Anderson University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Madison County have grown 135.5% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$440,107	13%
2022	$375,964	12.5%
2021	$318,333	14.1%
2020	$361,396	13.1%
2019	$376,767	13.2%