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Chesterfield County's only university spent $1,738,065 on football teams in 2023

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President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. | Virginia State University

President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. | Virginia State University

Chesterfield County's institution invested $1,738,065 on their football teams in 2023, a 30.4% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 21.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Virginia State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Chesterfield County have grown 101.3% 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 Chesterfield County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,738,06521.6%
2022$1,333,10422.5%
2021$00%
2020$1,373,14524.4%
2019$1,502,28224.4%

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