Springfield Standard

Polk 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 the women's football team received $1,888,050.

The average sports expenses at Polk County have grown 37.8% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$1,888,050	28.7%
2022	$1,460,693	22.4%
2021	$1,566,149	19.5%
2020	$1,589,197	20.2%
2019	$1,608,040	20%