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Richland County's institution invested $154,828 on their football teams in 2023, a 68.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 16.2% of all money invested on sport teams at North Dakota State College of Science during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Richland County have grown 121.1% 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	$154,828	16.2%
2022	$91,977	10.3%
2021	$84,863	11.3%
2020	$120,678	14.6%
2019	$129,638	15.3%