Dr. George Grant Jr President at Saginaw Valley State University | Saginaw Valley State University
Dr. George Grant Jr President at Saginaw Valley State University | Saginaw Valley State University
This translates to roughly 21% of all spending for sports teams at the Saginaw Valley State University, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Saginaw County have grown 101.8% 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 | $2,027,893 | 21% |
2022 | $2,168,937 | 22.7% |
2021 | $0 | 0% |
2020 | $1,905,990 | 23.4% |
2019 | $1,791,832 | 21.6% |