Is is there a correlation between football success and spending? There is an interesting article in biz journal about athletic department budgets in Texas colleges and universities that provides some insight.

Sam Houston spends the most and has enjoyed the most success. Lamar and UIW, in contrast, spend almost much and have had virtually no success in football.

Texas Southern 2,935,139
PVSU 3,165,173
SFA 3,614,173

ACU 3,867,984
HBU 4,042,388
UIW 4,358,269
Lamar 4,389,388
Sam 4,520,319

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...-football.html