How much does Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Wisconsin: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Wisconsin football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Wisconsin is $40,903,448. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Wisconsin yet.
What does Wisconsin pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Luke Fickell's pay at Wisconsin is $7,800,000 as of September 7, 2026. The buyout is $21,280,000 as of December 1, 2026. Source: USA TODAY (Sept. 7, 2026), quoting the Fickell contract.