Hinds Today

Hinds County spent $7,147,016 on men's collegiate football teams in 2023, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This translates to roughly 24.4% of all spending for sports teams at the five universities in the county during the 2023 season.

The average sports expenses at Hinds County have grown 80.2% 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	$7,147,016	24.4%
2022	$6,905,352	23.9%
2021	$5,871,676	24.5%
2020	$6,322,905	23.6%
2019	$6,085,349	22.3%