How much does Houston 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. Houston hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Power 4 only · House share · capacity · booked NIL. Pending stays empty.
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Houston: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Houston football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Houston is $23,271,364. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Houston yet.
What does Houston pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Willie Fritz's pay at Houston is $4,500,000 as of 2023-12. The buyout is $19,000,000 as of August 27, 2026. Source: Houston Chronicle / The Athletic quoting UH Fritz term sheet.