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Louisville

Common questions

Louisville: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.

How much does Louisville 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. Louisville has paid out $20,200,000 of that so far (2025-07-01 to 2026-07-01). The NIL budget figure reported here is $32,900,000 (2025-03 to 2026-07-01). The House payout and the NIL budget figure are listed separately.

How much does Louisville football make and spend?

FY2025 football spending for Louisville is $30,745,125. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Louisville yet.

What does Louisville pay its coach, and what's the buyout?

Jeff Brohm's pay at Louisville is $6,550,000 as of August 13, 2026. The buyout is $33,633,333 as of December 1, 2025. Prior-contract figure, new deal pending. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.

What has Louisville's collective paid?

Louisville's collective 502Circle NIL Collective Foundation paid $545,833 in tax year 2023 (Form 990). That comes from the collective's tax return, not the school's House payments or football revenue.

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