Upper Cumberland Times

Putnam County's institution invested $3,992,652 on their football teams in 2023, a 7.4% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.2% of all money invested on sport teams at Tennessee Technological University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Putnam County have grown 73.6% 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	$3,992,652	24.2%
2022	$3,718,346	24.8%
2021	$3,228,476	23.9%
2020	$3,388,249	24.9%
2019	$3,321,977	24.1%