Spokane Standard

Spokane County spent $7,487,916 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 24.6% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 11.9% of all spending for sports teams at the four universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Spokane County have grown 113.5% 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	$7,487,916	11.9%
2022	$6,011,662	10.9%
2021	$4,404,053	10.2%
2020	$5,811,589	11%
2019	$7,456,386	14.1%