How much does Maryland 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. Maryland hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
Public Cap
What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Maryland
Updated October 21, 2026
Where does your school rank? Maryland ranks #42 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Maryland: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Maryland football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Maryland is $63,070,858. FY2025 football spending for Maryland is $35,502,618. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Maryland pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
We haven't confirmed what Maryland pays its interim head coach yet. No public buyout figure for the interim head coach.
No public buyout figure for the interim head coach. Mike Locksley paid buyout