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Winnebago County spent $590,253 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 11% of all spending for sports teams at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Winnebago County have grown 66.1% 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	$590,253	11%
2022	$533,999	11.6%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$737,823	16.8%
2019	$625,981	14%