Sevier County's only university spent no money on men's football teams in 2023

Chancellor Steve Cole | Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

By SW Arkansas Times

Jul 12, 2024

Sevier County did not fund their men's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The average sports expenses at Sevier County have grown 803.1% since 2011.

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.

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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas