Yellow Medicine County spent $104,807 on men’s collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
This translates to roughly 17.4% of all spending for sports teams at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Yellow Medicine County have grown 83.8% 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 | $104,807 | 17.4% |
| 2022 | $94,506 | 20% |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% |
| 2020 | $74,222 | 17.5% |
| 2019 | $65,810 | 19.9% |
