Columbia Standard

Richland County did not fund their women's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Meanwhile, men's football teams received $45,244,798.

The average sports expenses at Richland County have grown 67.6% 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	$45,244,798	25.9%
2022	$39,303,025	25%
2021	$44,912,519	32.1%
2020	$35,643,270	24.2%
2019	$37,805,158	25.3%