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Texas A&M

Common questions

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

How much does Texas A&M 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 A&M hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.

How much does Texas A&M football make and spend?

FY2025 football spending for Texas A&M is $60,230,146. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Texas A&M yet.

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

Mike Elko's pay at Texas A&M is $10,750,000 as of February 17, 2026. The buyout is $21,875,000 as of December 1, 2025. Prior-contract figure, new deal pending. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.

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