Dr. Luis Dorado, President | Los Angeles Harbor College
Dr. Luis Dorado, President | Los Angeles Harbor College
This translates to roughly 20.5% of all spending for sports teams at the 41 universities in the county during the 2023 season.
The average sports expenses at Los Angeles County have grown 124.6% 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 | $119,875,696 | 20.5% |
2022 | $110,827,798 | 20.9% |
2021 | $55,477,895 | 15.8% |
2020 | $77,144,076 | 17.1% |
2019 | $76,173,244 | 17% |
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