Oxford Reporter

Lafayette County's institution invested $56,298,904 on their football teams in 2023, a 15.7% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 41.2% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Mississippi during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Lafayette County have grown 211.4% 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	$56,298,904	41.2%
2022	$48,670,848	39.3%
2021	$33,132,980	34.8%
2020	$40,408,247	41%
2019	$32,215,416	33.3%