Johnson City Times

Washington County's institution invested $4,293,904 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 22.3% of all money invested on sport teams at East Tennessee State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Washington County have grown 129.8% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$4,293,904	22.3%
2022	$4,149,549	24.5%
2021	$3,870,090	24.4%
2020	$3,791,270	23.2%
2019	$3,883,031	23%