Central Shenandoah News

Rockingham County's institution invested $602,496 on their football teams in 2023, a 20.1% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13.8% of all money invested on sport teams at Bridgewater College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Rockingham County have grown 57.4% 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	$602,496	13.8%
2022	$501,502	12.7%
2021	$483,607	14.4%
2020	$554,948	14.9%
2019	$596,857	15%