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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame
Independent · #26
$33M
VS

Michigan
Big Ten · #12
$41M
44.6%Spending Split55.4%
Michigan spends approximately $8M more on NIL than Notre Dame — a 20% gap.
By the Numbers
Estimated NIL Spend
$33M
$41M
National Rank
#26
#12
Conference
Independent
Big Ten
Spending Gap
-$8M
+$8M
Notre Dame — by sport
- Football$22M
- Men's Basketball$4M
- Hockey$2M
- Olympic Sports$5M
Michigan — by sport
- Football$22M
- Men's Basketball$10.5M
- Hockey$3M
- Olympic Sports$5.5M
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