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Buyouts associated with Players Transferring and $20.5 Million Revenue Sharing Cap - Maple Leaf - 02-25-2026

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7070963/2026/02/25/brendan-sorsby-cincinnati-football-lawsuit-texas-tech/


According to enforcement guidelines from the College Sports Commission (CSC), the organization that oversees revenue sharing, Sorsby’s $1 million buyout must be accounted for by Texas Tech within the school’s $20.5 million revenue sharing cap for fiscal year 2025-26. Texas Tech is not required to directly pay Cincinnati to cover the buyout costs.
Sorsby’s buyout is indicative of the new era of direct revenue sharing between universities and college athletes under the House v. NCAA settlement, which was instituted last summer. Many schools have included buyout clauses in their rev-share agreements that require athletes to recoup money to their previous school if they leave before the end of an agreement.

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