How much does UCF 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. UCF hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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UCF: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does UCF football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for UCF is $38,695,138. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for UCF yet.
What does UCF pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Scott Frost's pay at UCF is $4,150,000 as of May 5, 2025. The buyout is $13,793,750 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.