Steven Bishop, Ph.D. President | Southwest Mississippi Community College
Steven Bishop, Ph.D. President | Southwest Mississippi Community College
This represents 25.4% of all money invested on sport teams at Southwest Mississippi Community College during 2023.
The average sports expenses at Pike County have grown 103.7% 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.
Football Team's Expenditures in Pike County in Last 5 Years
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $777,371 | 25.4% |
| 2022 | $763,449 | 27% |
| 2021 | $818,832 | 31.1% |
| 2020 | $749,551 | 30.5% |
| 2019 | $742,044 | 30.5% |
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