Auburn Times

Macon County spent $2,589,899 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 46.3% of all spending for sports teams at the Tuskegee University, the only institution in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Macon County have grown 30.7% 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	$2,589,899	46.3%
2022	$2,429,762	42.5%
2021	$1,643,098	43.3%
2020	$2,016,246	46.7%
2019	$2,303,355	46.3%