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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Lyon County's only university spent $976,615 on football teams in 2023

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Kumara Jayasuriya President | Southwest Minnesota State University

Kumara Jayasuriya President | Southwest Minnesota State University

Lyon County's institution invested $976,615 on their football teams in 2023, a 23.5% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 16.8% of all money invested on sport teams at Southwest Minnesota State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Lyon County have grown 68.3% 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 Lyon County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$976,61516.8%
2022$1,276,34322.4%
2021$00%
2020$1,072,71121.4%
2019$1,004,06519.5%

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