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Virginia

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

How much does Virginia 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. Virginia hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.

How much does Virginia football make and spend?

FY2025 football spending for Virginia is $33,611,796. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Virginia yet.

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

Tony Elliott's pay at Virginia is $5,400,000 as of March 16, 2026. The buyout is $11,175,000 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.

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