Mark T. Brainard President | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Mark T. Brainard President | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
This translates to roughly 18% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Kent County have grown 35.7% 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.
Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Kent County in Last 5 Years
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3,060,353 | 18% |
| 2022 | $3,040,707 | 20.5% |
| 2021 | $2,455,304 | 17.9% |
| 2020 | $2,807,177 | 23.6% |
| 2019 | $3,232,886 | 24.5% |
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