How much does North Carolina 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. North Carolina hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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North Carolina: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does North Carolina football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for North Carolina is $49,145,749. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for North Carolina yet.
What does North Carolina pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Bill Belichick's pay at North Carolina is $10,000,000 as of 2024-12. The buyout is $12,520,548 as of October 1, 2026. Source: UNC signed employment agreement (31 pages) via DocumentCloud.