Crawford Times

Crawford County spent $663,171 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 18% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 15.3% of all spending for sports teams at the Allegheny College, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Crawford County have grown 211.2% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$663,171	15.3%
2022	$561,986	13.6%
2021	$0	0%
2020	$631,234	15.7%
2019	$607,139	17.5%