President John Cech, Ph.D. | Carroll College
President John Cech, Ph.D. | Carroll College
This translates to roughly 28.4% of all spending for sports teams at the Carroll College, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Lewis and Clark County have grown 80.2% 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 Lewis and Clark County in Last 5 Years
Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
---|---|---|
2023 | $1,947,726 | 28.4% |
2022 | $1,499,742 | 27.2% |
2021 | $1,447,635 | 25.1% |
2020 | $1,446,385 | 25.2% |
2019 | $1,504,012 | 25.9% |