Yuba-Sutter Times

Yuba County spent $107,167 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 14.2% of all spending for sports teams at the Yuba College, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Yuba County have grown 54.5% 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	$107,167	14.2%
2022	$96,958	12.7%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$99,749	13.4%
2019	$68,919	14.7%