Canton Reporter

Stark County spent $2,285,032 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, a decrease of 3.8% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 12.7% of all spending for sports teams at the three universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Stark County have grown 74.7% 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	$2,285,032	12.7%
2022	$2,375,588	13.6%
2021	$2,181,254	13.5%
2020	$2,565,232	15.1%
2019	$3,888,531	20.4%