David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM President | Elgin Community College
David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM President | Elgin Community College
This translates to roughly 15% of all spending for sports teams at the four universities in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Kane County have grown 142.1% 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.
Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Kane County in Last 5 Years
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,019,976 | 15% |
| 2022 | $2,470,883 | 19% |
| 2021 | $1,896,408 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | $1,655,538 | 14.5% |
| 2019 | $567,636 | 5.7% |
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