Tennessee State NIL Spending — $2.1M Est. 2026
Estimated NIL Spend
$2.1M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$1.2M
Tennessee State is an Ohio Valley program with FCS football.
The Nashville market gives TSU athletes excellent commercial NIL access. TSU's historically black university identity drives unique sponsorship opportunities.
The $2.1M figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: Tennessee State'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 $1.2M.
Tennessee State is estimated to spend $2.1M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #223 nationally among Division I programs.
Tennessee State competes in the Ohio Valley at the Lower-Tier level.
Football is Tennessee State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $1.2M in estimated 2026 spending.
Tennessee State's $2.1M NIL budget can be compared against every Ohio Valley program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Tennessee 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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