Dan Shipp, President | Pittsburg State University
Dan Shipp, President | Pittsburg State University
This translates to roughly 29.2% of all spending for sports teams at the Pittsburg State University, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Crawford County have grown 88.8% 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.
Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Crawford County in Last 5 Years
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,804,883 | 29.2% |
| 2022 | $2,363,517 | 25.1% |
| 2021 | $2,154,083 | 25.8% |
| 2020 | $2,281,510 | 24.9% |
| 2019 | $1,806,143 | 28.8% |
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