Head coach Steve Sarkisian is refuting a report that states Texas’ 2025 roster budget is between $35 million and $40 million.
The reported one-time expense exceeds the $20.5-million revenue-sharing allotment that’s expected to be in place once the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement is resolved. The looming resolution to the court case would limit the amount of funds that schools can funnel to their roster. The school’s collective, Texas One Fund, is reportedly paying out through NIL contributions but is expected to be phased out in favor of the revenue sharing and other NIL corporations.
“What’s frustrating on that is that it was a little bit of irresponsible reporting,” Sarkisian said in an interview on SiriusXM’s SEC Radio, according to KXAN’s Billy Gates. “One anonymous source said that’s what our roster was. I wish we had $40 million on our roster, we’d probably be a little bit better team than we are.”