How much does Cincinnati pay players (revenue share / NIL budget)?
The House revenue-share cap is $20.5M in 2025–26 and $21.58M ($21,583,913) in 2026–27. Cincinnati hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Cincinnati: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Cincinnati football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Cincinnati is $30,429,185. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Cincinnati yet.
What does Cincinnati pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Scott Satterfield's pay at Cincinnati is $3,800,000 as of December 6, 2022. The buyout is $12,008,333 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.