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Minnesota: Yellow Medicine County's women's football budget the same as in 2023

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Terry Gaalswyk, Ph.d, President | Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Terry Gaalswyk, Ph.d, President | Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Yellow Medicine County did not fund their women's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Meanwhile, men's the women's football team received $104,807.

The average sports expenses at Yellow Medicine County have grown 83.8% 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.

Women's Football Team's Expenditures in Yellow Medicine County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$104,80717.4%
2022$94,50620%
2021$00%
2020$74,22217.5%
2019$65,81019.9%

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