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The University of Texas astatine Austin's diversion section has agelong been heralded for its entree to seemingly unmatched fiscal resources.
The Texas Longhorns football programme maintains arguably immoderate of the champion — if not the apical — amenities successful the nation.
Since the advent of name, representation and likeness (NIL), determination has been a noticeable uptick successful the magnitude of fiscal resources programs crossed the U.S. person allocated to football, hoops and different sports.
Ohio State reportedly built 1 of the country's astir costly rosters en way to January's nationalist championship.
Some person asserted Texas' spending heading into the 2025 run was connected par with oregon adjacent surpassed the $20 cardinal the Buckeyes spent.
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Head manager Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns sings "The Eyes of Texas" aft the Valero Alamo Bowl crippled against the Washington Huskies astatine the Alamodome Dec. 29, 2022, successful San Antonio. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Texas manager Steve Sarkisian denied the $40 cardinal terms tag linked to the Longhorns.
Sarkisian referenced a caller Houston Chronicle column that highlighted Texas' roster payroll. The file accounted for gross sharing and Texas NIL corporate payouts. According to the outlet, revenue-sharing funds totaled $20.5 million. The full spent connected the shot squad was reported to beryllium betwixt $35-$40 million.
Sarkisian suggested $25 cardinal was a much close fig for Texas' investment. He besides hinted the $40 cardinal fig was a effect of "irresponsible reporting."
"There was 1 anonymous root that said that's what our roster was. I privation I had $40 cardinal connected our roster. We'd astir apt beryllium a small spot amended squad than we are," the manager said during a caller quality connected SiriusXM's College Sports Radio.
Sarkisian past addressed the existent scenery of assemblage football.
"The thought to deliberation that a batch of different schools aren’t spending wealth to get players? It’s the authorities of assemblage shot close now. It is what it is," helium said.
Texas Longhorns caput manager Steve Sarkisian heads toward the locker room. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Texas has precocious to the College Football Playoff the past 2 seasons. The Longhorns mislaid 37-31 to Washington successful the 2023–24 playoff semifinal.
Texas caput manager Steve Sarkisian watches a play during the Allstate Sugar Bowl playoff crippled betwixt the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies Jan. 1, 2024, astatine Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
After defeating Clemson successful the archetypal circular past season, Texas survived a double-overtime thriller against Arizona State successful the quarterfinals. But the Longhorns could not get past Ohio State successful the semifinals.
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"It’s been a large run. I privation I had astir different $15 cardinal oregon so, though. We mightiness person a amended roster," Sarkisian said.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
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