Texas spending astronomical and unsustainable amount for football team this season

The Texas Longhorns are allegedly approaching an unheard of stratosphere for their 2025 football roster.The football factory is spiking its budget for this upcoming season from $20 million to between $35 million-$40 million, the Houston Chronicle reported, although 247 Sports disputed that its roster will cost that much.Texas is reportedly increasing its name, image, and likeness (NIL) budget, which will be a “one-time exorbitant expense” for what is set to be nation’s most expensive college football team.This budget projection also includes a $20.5 million revenue-sharing allotment, per the outlet.For reference, MLB’s Miami Marlins have spent $44.5 million on their entire active roster.Star quarterback and projected first-time starter Arch Manning is “by far the highest paid Texas player,” according to the outlet, but none of his money comes from the school because “he and his family acquired all his deals on their own, with no help from the school.”Texas does not disclose exact dollar figures for each player “because such transparency foments comparative discussions and locker-room chaos,” although Manning’s NIL valuation is roughly $6.6 million for this season, according to projections from On3.That leaves plenty of budget to fill out the loaded roster that Texas will be putting on the field this upcoming season.Texas has the No.1 recruiting class for the class of 2025, with five five-star players committing to the school this year.ESPN’s way-too-early college football rankings placed the Texas Longhorns as the country’s No.

2 team, behind only the reigning champion Ohio State Buckeyes.The Ohio State athletics program spent an obscene $274.9 million during the 2022-23 academic year, and that number is expected to have increased to $300 million in 2023-24, although the school has not yet released its financials from that academic year.Texas is the only academic program that is able to compete with them in terms of buying power, as Texas ...