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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

ACC · #7

$52M

VS
LSU

LSU

SEC · #2

$66M

44.1%Spending Split55.9%

LSU spends approximately $14M more on NIL than Notre Dame — a 21% gap.

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2026 NIL Spend

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$52M
$66M
National Rank
#7
#2
Conference
ACC
SEC
Spending Gap
-$14M
+$14M

Notre Dame — by sport

  • Football$36M
  • Men's Basketball$7M
  • Women's Basketball$5M
  • Hockey$2M
  • Olympic Sports$2M

LSU — by sport

  • Football$43M
  • Men's Basketball$7M
  • Baseball$6M
  • Women's Basketball$6M
  • Olympic Sports$4M

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