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Kemper County's only university spent $1,179,223 on football teams in 2023

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Scott Alsobrooks President | East Mississippi Community College

Scott Alsobrooks President | East Mississippi Community College

Kemper County's institution invested $1,179,223 on their football teams in 2023, a 10.9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 35.3% of all money invested on sport teams at East Mississippi Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Kemper County have grown 60.2% 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 Kemper County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,179,22335.3%
2022$1,063,68142.6%
2021$00%
2020$1,050,29737.5%
2019$1,122,41236.9%

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