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Custer County's only university spent $1,374,580 on football teams in 2023

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Diana Lovell President | Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Diana Lovell President | Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Custer County's institution invested $1,374,580 on their football teams in 2023, a 9.6% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.3% of all money invested on sport teams at Southwestern Oklahoma State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Custer County have grown 81.6% 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 Custer County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,374,58024.3%
2022$1,253,80723.2%
2021$00%
2020$1,193,53023.2%
2019$1,215,89522.8%

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