How much does Nebraska 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. Nebraska 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.
Nebraska
Updated June 10, 2026
Where does your school rank? Nebraska ranks #11 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Nebraska: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Nebraska football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Nebraska is $122,283,973. FY2025 football spending for Nebraska is $70,574,668. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Nebraska pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Matt Rhule's pay at Nebraska is $8,500,000 as of October 30, 2025. The buyout is $49,612,500 as of December 1, 2025. Prior-contract figure, new deal pending. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.