How much does Oklahoma 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. Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma
Updated September 15, 2026
Where does your school rank? Oklahoma ranks #14 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Oklahoma: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Oklahoma football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Oklahoma is $126,247,146. FY2025 football spending for Oklahoma is $71,184,826. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Oklahoma pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Brent Venables's pay at Oklahoma is $10,000,000 as of September 15, 2026. The buyout is $51,670,000 if fired Dec. 1, 2026. Source: News 9 / KWTV (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 PM) — Dec. 1 buyout table from the released deal.