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Outagamie County spent $424,495 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 11.6% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 12.4% of all spending for sports teams at the Lawrence University, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Outagamie County have grown 86.9% 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	$424,495	12.4%
2022	$380,226	15.3%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$365,225	14.6%
2019	$357,084	12.7%