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Texas

Common questions

Texas: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.

How much does Texas 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. Texas has paid out $17,999,479.04 of that so far (2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30). That is also the NIL budget figure on this page. A separate payment window: $4,808,560.63 (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-31). Not included in the payout above.

How much does Texas football make and spend?

FY2025 football spending for Texas is $70,405,628. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Texas yet.

What does Texas pay its coach, and what's the buyout?

Steve Sarkisian's pay at Texas is $11,050,000 as of February 20, 2025. The buyout is $60,307,500 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.

What has Texas's collective paid?

Texas's collective Texas One Fund Inc paid $14,540,650 in tax year 2024, $11,717,673 in tax year 2023, and $423,157 in tax year 2022 (Form 990). Those come from the collective's tax return, not the school's House payments or football revenue.

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