How much does Michigan 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. Michigan 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.
Michigan
Updated August 27, 2026
Where does your school rank? Michigan ranks #4 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Michigan: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Michigan football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Michigan is $175,299,592. FY2025 football spending for Michigan is $61,663,186. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Michigan pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Kyle Whittingham's pay at Michigan is $8,000,000 as of January 23, 2026. The buyout is an estimated $30,750,000 as of January 1, 2026. Source: Detroit Free Press (Jan. 23, 2026), quoting Whittingham memorandum of understanding via FOIA.