South Maine News

York County's institution invested $658,808 on their football teams in 2023, a 12.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 18.6% of all money invested on sport teams at University of New England during 2023.

The average sports expenses at York County have grown 113.9% 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	$658,808	18.6%
2022	$586,763	17.9%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$573,135	18.3%
2019	$609,275	18.5%