How much does Tennessee 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. Tennessee hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
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What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Tennessee
Updated October 15, 2026
Where does your school rank? Tennessee ranks #3 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Tennessee: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Tennessee football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Tennessee is $162,539,638. FY2025 football spending for Tennessee is $61,240,437. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Tennessee pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Josh Heupel's pay at Tennessee is $9,000,000 as of August 26, 2025. The buyout is $37,500,000. Source: USA TODAY Sports coach salary database (updated Oct. 8, 2025; buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025) + UT Amendment 3 PDF.