SC New York News

Cortland County's institution invested $663,353 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 10% of all money invested on sport teams at SUNY Cortland during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Cortland County have grown 73% 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	$663,353	10%
2022	$648,155	10.8%
2021	$360,540	10.1%
2020	$642,174	12.3%
2019	$665,190	11.7%