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Notre Dame vs USC NIL Spending 2026 — Head-to-Head

NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

ACC · #7

$52M

VS
USC

USC

Big Ten · #14

$42M

55.3%Spending Split44.7%

Notre Dame spends approximately $10M more on NIL than USC — a 19% gap.

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2026 NIL Spend

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$52M
$42M
National Rank
#7
#14
Conference
ACC
Big Ten
Spending Gap
+$10M
-$10M

Notre Dame — by sport

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

USC — by sport

  • Football$30M
  • Men's Basketball$5M
  • Women's Basketball$4M
  • Baseball$2.1M
  • Olympic Sports$2M
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