Wayne County's men's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023

Dr. Jay Edgren President | Frontier Community College

By SE Illinois News

Jul 12, 2024

Wayne County did not fund their men's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The average sports expenses at Wayne County have grown 1,187.8% since 2015.

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.

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