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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Independent · #26

$33M

VS
Penn State

Penn State

Big Ten · #13

$40M

45.2%Spending Split54.8%

Penn State spends approximately $7M more on NIL than Notre Dame — a 18% gap.

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$33M
$40M
National Rank
#26
#13
Conference
Independent
Big Ten
Spending Gap
-$7M
+$7M

Notre Dame — by sport

  • Football$22M
  • Men's Basketball$4M
  • Hockey$2M
  • Olympic Sports$5M

Penn State — by sport

  • Football$24M
  • Men's Basketball$6M
  • Wrestling$4M
  • Olympic Sports$6M

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