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Erath County's institution invested $5,267,307 on their football teams in 2023, a 9.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.9% of all money invested on sport teams at Tarleton State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Erath County have grown 293.4% 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	$5,267,307	24.9%
2022	$4,817,133	26.4%
2021	$3,750,444	28.3%
2020	$2,314,723	20.5%
2019	$1,861,415	21.4%