How much does Tennessee 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. Tennessee hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Tennessee: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Tennessee football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Tennessee is $61,240,437. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Tennessee yet.
What does Tennessee pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Josh Heupel's pay at Tennessee is $9,000,000 as of August 26, 2025. The buyout is $37,500,000. Source: USA TODAY Sports coach salary database (updated Oct. 8, 2025; buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025) + UT Amendment 3 PDF.