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How Tennessee football recruits negotiate NIL pay for 2026 signing day
Tennessee football recruits will sign scholarship agreements and NIL contracts with UT, beginning Dec. 3. Here's an exclusive look into how it works.
www.knoxnews.com
Why do we allow any of this to get out of the athletics office? Sure, maybe you see it as generic, we already know this, information... But why do we have to have news articles just giving our opponents a peak into our process? Why do we have news articles giving out specific dollar amounts we will be allocating to football? Do you see articles like this coming out of Georgia? Alabama? Ohio State? Not a chance those operations would allow that information to get out. There is just no reason to have it outhere, it offers you zero competitive advantage. It's the little things like this, the little things....
"$13.5 million in player payroll allotted to the Vols roster under a salary cap."
"After Heupel and his staff determine a pay range for each player, UT’s NIL office negotiates the player contracts. There’s wiggle room for the top prospects but very little for those who aren’t as coveted. UT makes a competitive offer in both instances. But the NIL team simply follows instructions from Heupel and his staff to get a deal done."
"Bowling said the “golden goose” for universities are “repeatable NIL deals,” which are businesses that do endorsement agreements with UT athletes every year."
"“The standard is monthly (deposits) with maybe a little bit more money up front to help you get moved in or get here,” Bowling said. “Or maybe a little bit more money at the end – kind of a ‘finishing the deal out’ money.”"
"UT encourages athletes to opt for monthly payments to learn how to budget their money."
"As head coach, Josh Heupel gets the final say on player pay. But that doesn’t mean every decision on every player ultimately reaches his desk."
