Assuming 15 million of the 20.5 million of a schools Revenue Sharing is committed to football and shared equally with 105 scholarships, then that is $143,000 per scholarship.
Any NIL deal over 600 dollars is submitted to the College Sports Commission and is subject to review by Deloitte and has to make true market sense.
Revenue Sharing: Under the NCAA revenue sharing model, schools can elect to make payments directly to athletes up to $ 20.5 million per year. If a school also commits to increased scholarships than the amount of revenue sharing is reduced dollar for dollar up to $ 2.5 million. So the net revenue sharing cash outlay will likely be $ 18 million for most power conference schools. The annual cap will increase to around $ 32 million over the next ten years.
* Commercial NIL: In addition to school revenue sharing payments, student athletes can continue to receive
third-party NIL income for product endorsements, services and other compensation for use of their name, image and likeness. All third-party NIL contracts over $ 600 must be submitted to the
College Sports Commission for approval. The estimate for 2025-26 Commercial NIL comes from the
Opendorse NIL at Four report.
* NIL Collectives: With the advent of Revenue Sharing, the influence of collectives at most schools has greatly diminished. NIL collectives are also considered third-party entities and contracts exceeding $ 600 must be submitted to the College Sports Commission for approval. The estimate for 2025-26 NIL Collectives also comes from the
Opendorse NIL at Four report.
