Jason Wood, President | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Jason Wood, President | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
This translates to roughly 18% of all spending for sports teams at the two universities in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Grant County have dropped 2.8% 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.
Men's Football Team's Expenditures in Grant County in Last 5 Years
Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
---|---|---|
2023 | $877,932 | 18% |
2022 | $491,320 | 13.7% |
2021 | $307,063 | 11.4% |
2020 | $488,902 | 14.8% |
2019 | $798,583 | 21.1% |