Kane County Reporter

Kane County spent $2,019,976 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, a decrease of 18.2% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

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%