Findlay Times

Hancock County's institution invested $2,296,617 on their football teams in 2023, a 5.1% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 18.5% of all money invested on sport teams at The University of Findlay during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Hancock County have grown 87.7% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$2,296,617	18.5%
2022	$2,420,103	20.5%
2021	$2,191,852	20.4%
2020	$2,235,845	21.3%
2019	$2,153,067	22%