South Utah News

Washington County's institution invested $3,670,919 on their football teams in 2023, an 8.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 22.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Dixie State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Washington County have grown 332.8% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$3,670,919	22.6%
2022	$3,374,012	24.1%
2021	$2,635,624	21.7%
2020	$1,874,732	16.2%
2019	$1,623,102	19.1%