What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Updated October 22, 2026
Where does your school rank? Colorado ranks #48 of 68 in annual capacity.
Colorado: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
The House revenue-share cap is $20.5M in 2025–26 and $21.58M ($21,583,913) in 2026–27. Colorado has paid out $20,500,000 of that (FY2025-26). That is also the NIL budget figure on this page. Separate payment windows: $11,399,150.49 (July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026) and $7,672,052.88 (July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025). Shown separately, not added to the payout above.
FY2025 football revenue for Colorado is $69,306,235. FY2025 football spending for Colorado is $42,805,019. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
Deion Sanders's pay at Colorado is $10,000,000 as of March 28, 2025. The buyout is $33,000,000 if fired in 2026. Source: Denver Post (Sean Keeler, Feb. 28, 2026).