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Orange County's men's football teams receive $44,472,525 in 2023

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Lee H. Roberts Chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | unc.edu

Lee H. Roberts Chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | unc.edu

Orange County spent $44,472,525 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 29.3% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 32.5% of all spending for sports teams at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Orange County have grown 103.2% 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.

Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Orange County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$44,472,52532.5%
2022$34,398,32329.3%
2021$30,218,27930.2%
2020$30,541,82128.3%
2019$23,127,13821.9%

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