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Bulloch County's only university spent $10,574,849 on football teams in 2023

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Dr. Kyle Marrero President | Georgia Southern University

Dr. Kyle Marrero President | Georgia Southern University

Bulloch County's institution invested $10,574,849 on their football teams in 2023, a 45.9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 29.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Georgia Southern University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Bulloch County have grown 289.9% 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.

Football Team's Expenditures in Bulloch County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$10,574,84929.7%
2022$7,250,11724.4%
2021$7,763,89526.8%
2020$8,966,67630.8%
2019$6,123,72029.8%

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