What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Updated July 22, 2026
Where does your school rank? Minnesota ranks #32 of 68 in annual capacity.
Minnesota: 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. Minnesota says it put about $20.5 million toward the 2025–26 cap (direct payments plus added scholarships). That is also the NIL budget figure on this page.
FY2025 football revenue for Minnesota is $101,726,085. FY2025 football spending for Minnesota is $45,452,693. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
P. J. Fleck's pay at Minnesota is $7,900,000 as of 2026-02. The buyout is $26,600,000 as of December 1, 2025. Prior-contract figure, new deal pending. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.