How much does Notre Dame 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. Notre Dame hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Notre Dame: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Notre Dame football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Notre Dame is $195,723,436. FY2025 football spending for Notre Dame is $93,255,797. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Notre Dame pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Marcus Freeman's pay at Notre Dame is $7,421,201 as of October 8, 2025. We haven't confirmed the buyout figure yet.
What has Notre Dame's collective paid?
Notre Dame's collective Friends of the University of Notre Dame Inc paid $10,823,302 in tax year 2024, $5,129,490 in tax year 2023, and $1,176,862 in tax year 2022 (Form 990). Those come from the collective's tax return, not the school's House payments or football revenue.