“This is an unprecedented couple days, weeks, where everybody’s waiting on this rev share, and the five or six out there that have unlimited NIL resources, it’s kind of scary for everybody else,” Cignetti told CBS Sports. “I think our little pot of gold is pretty nice, but we’re not at $40 million. Or $30 million. Or even $25 million.”
Texas is rumored to be spending upwards of $35-40 million on its 2025 roster, headlined by All-American candidates like Arch Manning, Anthony Hill Jr. and Colin Simmons. Horns247’s Chip Brown reported that’s not the case, but it reveals the level of concern non-powers have with the bluebloods. Ohio State reportedly had the nation’s highest payroll, so to speak, last season and the Buckeyes won the national championship.
