Central Connecticut is a NEC program with FCS football.
Football is estimated at $0.3-0.5M for 2025-26. The New Britain market benefits from Hartford and NYC area proximity.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL DeskCentral Connecticut NIL Spending — $700K Est. 2026
Estimated NIL Spend
$700K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$400K
Central Connecticut is a NEC program with FCS football.
Football is estimated at $0.3-0.5M for 2025-26. The New Britain market benefits from Hartford and NYC area proximity.
The $700K figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: Central Connecticut's direct revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors. We compile it from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry valuations, with Football the largest single-sport allocation at $400K.
Central Connecticut is estimated to spend $700K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #347 nationally among Division I programs.
Central Connecticut competes in the NEC at the FCS level.
Football is Central Connecticut's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $400K in estimated 2026 spending.
Central Connecticut's $700K NIL budget can be compared against every NEC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Central Connecticut's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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