Ray L. Watts, M.D., President | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ray L. Watts, M.D., President | University of Alabama at Birmingham
This represents 31.7% of all money invested on sport teams at the six colleges in the county during 2023.
The average sports expenses at Jefferson County have grown 67.8% since 2010.
University of Alabama at Birmingham stood out as the university in Jefferson County which received the most football funding during 2023. The institution received $15,268,693 — or 65.5% of all the money destined to football teams.
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 | $23,314,497 | 31.7% |
| 2022 | $23,768,418 | 32.8% |
| 2021 | $18,996,679 | 29.9% |
| 2020 | $20,645,029 | 31.6% |
| 2019 | $20,472,135 | 31% |
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