One of the major storylines in college football was the cost of Ohio State’s roster, but Texas is reportedly blowing past the Buckeyes when it comes to the cost of putting an elite roster together.
What does it take to put together the best roster money can buy in 2025? Well, according to one report, it could cost Steve Sarkisian‘s program upwards of $40 million.
Kirk Bohls with The Houston Chronicle shared that report on Wednesday morning. According to Bohls’ sources, the budget for the Longhorns’ roster this fall is somewhere “between $35 million and $40 million,” accounting for the projected revenue-sharing figures and payouts from the Texas One Fund.
However, it’s possible that this type of outlandish figure is a one-off. According to Bohls’ report, Texas will eventually phase out its NIL collective due to the revenue sharing:
“It’s just unsustainable,” the source said of the high payouts. “The next season after this year, the whole world will be back to reality.”
Bohls also identified Arch Manning as the team’s highest-paid player, but reports that Manning does not take any money from the school. The Manning family lined up deals independently “with no help from the school.”
Salary cap? Texas Longhorns will spend between $35-40 million on their football roster for 2025 t.co/yRW7pnXEYq via @houstonchron
— Kirk Bohls (@kbohls) April 30, 2025After what was witnessed last season with Ohio State reportedly fielding a $20 million roster and rolling to the national title, the numbers reported for Texas’s roster are far from a surprise. However, the internal optimism that the cost of rosters will somehow go down under revenue sharing seems a bit odd.
The future still has plenty of questions, but Bohls’ report sheds a bit more light on what top programs looking to contend for the College Football Playoff are likely paying out this fall.
Texas to spend upwards of $40 million on 2025 roster, per report Saturday Down South.
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