West Central Reporter

Morgan County's institution invested $535,309 on their football teams in 2023, a 22.2% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 17.4% of all money invested on sport teams at Illinois College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Morgan County have grown 158.6% 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	$535,309	17.4%
2022	$438,125	14.7%
2021	$252,474	11.7%
2020	$343,448	13.9%
2019	$381,111	14.9%