How much does Michigan 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. Michigan hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Michigan: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Michigan football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Michigan is $61,663,186. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Michigan yet.
What does Michigan pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Kyle Whittingham's pay at Michigan is $8,000,000 as of January 23, 2026. The buyout is an estimated $30,750,000 as of January 1, 2026. Source: Detroit Free Press (Jan. 23, 2026), quoting Whittingham memorandum of understanding via FOIA.