How much does South 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. South Carolina hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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South Carolina: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does South Carolina football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for South Carolina is $55,859,501. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for South Carolina yet.
What does South Carolina pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Shane Beamer's pay at South Carolina is $8,250,000 as of January 24, 2025. The buyout is $22,550,000 as of December 1, 2026. Source: USA TODAY (Sept. 26, 2026), quoting the Beamer contract.
What has South Carolina's collective paid?
South Carolina's collective Garnet Trust Foundation paid $2,735,455 in tax year 2023 (Form 990). That comes from the collective's tax return, not the school's House payments or football revenue.