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Pottawatomie County's only university spent $2,073,313 on football teams in 2023

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Dr. Heath Thomas President | Oklahoma Baptist University

Dr. Heath Thomas President | Oklahoma Baptist University

Pottawatomie County's institution invested $2,073,313 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 22.3% of all money invested on sport teams at Oklahoma Baptist University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Pottawatomie County have grown 149.1% 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 Pottawatomie County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$2,073,31322.3%
2022$2,143,61325.6%
2021$00%
2020$1,882,11119.8%
2019$1,894,68319.9%

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