Wichita Standard

Sedgwick County spent $1,320,386 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 17.7% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 2.8% of all spending for sports teams at the three universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Sedgwick County have grown 108.3% 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	$1,320,386	2.8%
2022	$1,121,902	3.2%
2021	$963,398	2.5%
2020	$970,041	2.7%
2019	$780,350	2%