Western South Dakota News

Lawrence County's institution invested $1,290,065 on their football teams in 2023, an 8.9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.3% of all money invested on sport teams at Black Hills State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Lawrence County have grown 209.4% 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	$1,290,065	24.3%
2022	$1,184,194	27.2%
2021	$933,220	26%
2020	$1,042,889	22.3%
2019	$1,136,890	25.2%