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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Baltimore city's men's football teams receive $5,833,593 in 2023

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Dr. David Kwabena Wilson President | Morgan State University

Dr. David Kwabena Wilson President | Morgan State University

Baltimore city spent $5,833,593 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 30.1% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 9.7% of all spending for sports teams at the six universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Baltimore city have grown 92.1% 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.

Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Baltimore city in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$5,833,5939.7%
2022$4,484,7718.6%
2021$509,4421.3%
2020$4,203,2638.6%
2019$4,157,3668.2%

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