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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Onondaga County's universities spent $26,793,837 on football teams in 2023

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Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University

Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University

Onondaga County's five colleges invested $26,793,837 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 25.2% of all money invested on sport teams at the five colleges in the county during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Onondaga County have grown 55.4% since 2010.

Syracuse University stood out as the university in Onondaga County which received the most football funding during 2023. The institution received $26,793,837 — or 100% of all the money destined to football teams.

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 Onondaga County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$26,793,83725.2%
2022$27,989,72029.1%
2021$24,641,83430.3%
2020$27,710,50530.7%
2019$28,000,70529.8%

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