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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

ACC · #7

$52M

VS
Texas

Texas

SEC · #1

$74M

41.3%Spending Split58.7%

Texas spends approximately $22M more on NIL than Notre Dame — a 30% gap.

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$52M
$74M
National Rank
#7
#1
Conference
ACC
SEC
Spending Gap
-$22M
+$22M

Notre Dame — by sport

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

Texas — by sport

  • Football$40M
  • Men's Basketball$13M
  • Baseball$7M
  • Women's Basketball$5M
  • Olympic Sports$9M

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