East Little Rock Times

White County did not fund their women's collegiate football teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Meanwhile, men's the women's football team received $2,298,900.

The average sports expenses at White County have grown 149.8% 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	$2,298,900	26.9%
2022	$2,277,932	29.5%
2021	$1,801,781	26.9%
2020	$1,818,924	29.2%
2019	$1,706,483	27.2%