Morehead State is an Ohio Valley program with FCS football.
Men's basketball receives the primary NIL investment. The Morehead, Kentucky market is small but the program has a proud basketball tradition.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL Desk
Estimated NIL Spend
$900K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$500K
Morehead State is an Ohio Valley program with FCS football.
Men's basketball receives the primary NIL investment. The Morehead, Kentucky market is small but the program has a proud basketball tradition.
Ohio Valley FCS level NIL
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Morehead State ranks #324 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $900K across all sports. As a Lower-Tier program in the Ohio Valley, Morehead Statecompetes with the nation's top revenue-sharing and collective-funded programs to attract and retain top recruits, transfer-portal talent, and returning starters.
The Sideline's NIL Tracker compiles Morehead State's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Morehead State's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Football represents the largest single-sport allocation at $500K.
NIL spending at Morehead State continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Morehead State's figures include both the school's revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals from boosters and alumni networks. For broader context, view our complete NIL Tracker rankings or compare Morehead State directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Morehead State is estimated to spend $900K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #324 nationally among Division I programs.
Morehead State competes in the Ohio Valley at the Lower-Tier level.
Football is Morehead State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $500K in estimated 2026 spending.
Morehead State's $900K NIL budget can be compared against every Ohio Valley program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Morehead State'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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