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UCLA
Common questions
UCLA: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does UCLA 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. UCLA has paid out $20,500,000 of that so far (2025-26). That is also the NIL budget figure on this page.
How much does UCLA football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for UCLA is $55,205,071. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for UCLA yet.
What does UCLA pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Bob Chesney's pay at UCLA is $5,400,000 as of January 29, 2026. The buyout is an estimated $21,000,000 as of January 1, 2026. Source: Yahoo Sports / California Post (Jan. 29, 2026), quoting Chesney employment agreement.
Who is UCLA's athletic director?
Tim Harris is CEO and director of athletics at UCLA. UCLA fired athletics director Martin Jarmond on Aug. 31, 2026. Chancellor Julio Frenk appointed Tim Harris CEO and director of athletics, first on a pro bono basis. UCLA Newsroom (Sept. 11, 2026) calls Harris the permanent CEO and director of athletics and says a long-term agreement that would end the pro bono arrangement was not yet final. Harris's compensation is not public. Jarmond's prior salary is not this chair's pay. Sources: UCLA Office of the Chancellor; AP via NBC Sports; UCLA Newsroom.