Radford is a Big South program without football.
Men's basketball receives the primary NIL investment. The Radford, Virginia market benefits from the Roanoke area and Virginia Tech proximity.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL Desk
Estimated NIL Spend
$900K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$700K
Radford is a Big South program without football.
Men's basketball receives the primary NIL investment. The Radford, Virginia market benefits from the Roanoke area and Virginia Tech proximity.
Roanoke/VT area gives decent commercial NIL access
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Radford ranks #327 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 FCS program in the Big South, Radfordcompetes 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 Radford's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Radford's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Men's Basketball represents the largest single-sport allocation at $700K.
NIL spending at Radford continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Radford'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 Radford directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Radford is estimated to spend $900K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #327 nationally among Division I programs.
Radford competes in the Big South at the FCS level.
Men's Basketball is Radford's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $700K in estimated 2026 spending.
Radford's $900K NIL budget can be compared against every Big South program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Radford'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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