One SEC program reportedly spent over $31 million in NIL money in 2024

With the new House Settlement, the NIL era has changed with schools allotted $20.5 million to spend on their athletics — figuring out how to divide that figure is another story.

Prior to the groundbreaking settlement, schools used collectives and, let’s be honest, bag men to help pay the athletes. One number came to light recently, and that regards the Missouri Tigers of the SEC. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Tigers had over $31 million in NIL money to pay their athletes in 2024.

“The records show that nearly two-thirds of the money in 2024 went to football players and about a fourth to men’s basketball. The remainder was split among baseball, women’s basketball and lower-profile programs.”