Kankakee Times

Kankakee County spent $1,833,410 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, a decrease of 1.3% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 16.3% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Kankakee County have grown 125.9% 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	$1,833,410	16.3%
2022	$1,858,168	17.1%
2021	$1,997,597	20.1%
2020	$1,678,121	19.9%
2019	$1,819,655	20.6%