WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue University’s commitment to football and men’s basketball under the new revenue sharing model will absorb most of the $20.5 million cap.
Purdue director of athletics Mike Bobinski wouldn’t detail how exact dollar figures or percentages will be allocated for the 2025-26 school year, which officially surfaced with the house vs. NCAA settlement earlier this month allowing schools to pay student-athletes directly.
Bobinski did say Purdue has allocated revenue sharing funds for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball.
Additionally, Purdue has set aside “roughly” $300,000 for non-revenue sports “to either retain or recruit elite level athletes.”
Coaches in Purdue’s non-revenue sharing sports can appeal for money in those instances and they’ll be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Asked if Purdue will take a 75% for football, 15% for men’s basketball approach that is somewhere in the neighborhood of the industry standard, Bobinski said it’ll be a little less than that for football and more for men’s basketball, citing Purdue’s current position in the national men’s basketball landscape.
How those programs divvy those funds is at their discretion, but Bobinski noted both are wisely holding some funding back for players in the spring transfer portal window.
Non revenue-sharing sports will receive help by way of Alston support payments, which awards payments capped at $5,980 per school year for reaching academic benchmarks. With Purdue retaining funding of the Alston payments, $1.165 million will be cut from Purdue’s $20.5 million revenue sharing limit, but Bobinski said he’s uncertain if that will continue.
Bobinski has maintained his stance since the initial revenue sharing model discussions were introduced that Purdue would be a full participant. The $20.5 million figure will increase to $21.3 on July 1, 2026 ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.
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