Rock Island Today

Rock Island County spent $602,059 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, a decrease of 0.7% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 10.9% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Rock Island County have grown 43.9% 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	$602,059	10.9%
2022	$606,591	11.9%
2021	$546,823	14%
2020	$600,309	13.1%
2019	$793,936	15.4%