Cedar Rapids Today

Linn County spent $948,383 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 7.5% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 6.1% of all spending for sports teams at the four universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Linn County have grown 160.4% 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	$948,383	6.1%
2022	$881,833	6.3%
2021	$724,987	6.5%
2020	$789,271	6.6%
2019	$703,577	5.8%