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Peach County's institution invested $989,831 on their football teams in 2023, a 29.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 32.2% of all money invested on sport teams at Fort Valley State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Peach County have grown 16.5% 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	$989,831	32.2%
2022	$762,391	32.2%
2021	$734,928	35.7%
2020	$914,740	34.3%
2019	$546,492	26.3%