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Rice County spent $1,017,749 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 3.1% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 13.6% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Rice County have grown 75% 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	$1,017,749	13.6%
2022	$987,033	14%
2021	$477,624	8%
2020	$870,009	13.7%
2019	$855,446	12.9%