Gateway Reporter

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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$1,738,065	21.6%
2022	$1,333,104	22.5%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$1,373,145	24.4%
2019	$1,502,282	24.4%