A college athletics capacity desk · v1.2 · Sep 25, 2026
Public Cap

What can your team actually afford?

Power 4 only · House share · capacity · booked NIL. Pending stays empty.

Luke Fickell buyout

Luke Fickell buyout: $21,280,000 as of December 1, 2026. That date is later than September 16, 2026, so this is not the buyout if fired on the desk date. Source: USA TODAY (Sept. 7, 2026), quoting the Fickell contract. If-fired overhang, not yearly spend.

Source: USA TODAY (Sept. 7, 2026), quoting the Fickell contract

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