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NIL Spending Comparison · 2026
Ohio State vs Texas A&M
Head-to-head NIL spending breakdown for 2026. Ohio State spends approximately $1.1M (2%) more.
Ohio State
Big Ten
Estimated NIL Spend
$68M
National rank #2
Higher NIL spend
Full Ohio State profile
Texas A&M
SEC
Estimated NIL Spend
$66.9M
National rank #3
Full Texas A&M profile
By the Numbers
Estimated NIL Spend
$68M
$66.9M
National Rank
#2
#3
Conference
Big Ten
SEC
Spending Gap
+$1.1M
-$1.1M
Ohio State — by sport
- Football$35M
- Men's Basketball$10M
- Wrestling/Lacrosse$5M
- Women's Sports$5M
- Other Olympic$13M
Texas A&M — by sport
- Football$38.9M
- Men's Basketball$9M
- Baseball$8M
- Women's Basketball$4M
- Olympic Sports$7M
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