How much does Kansas 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. Kansas hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Kansas: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Kansas football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Kansas is $34,516,494. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Kansas yet.
What does Kansas pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Lance Leipold's pay at Kansas is $6,300,000 as of December 1, 2023. The buyout is $22,930,000 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.