Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte addressed two recent issues involving the football program. He confirmed rejecting a proposal to move the season opener against Ohio State from Saturday to Sunday night to avoid a short recovery week for players. Del Conte emphasized a contractual obligation to the original day. Additionally, he disputed a claim that the program spent $40 million on NIL which he termed "bananas," explaining that current Texas laws restrict knowledge of actual NIL amounts, but anticipated changes with an upcoming NCAA settlement could allow for significant revenue sharing with players.
Why would I want to move the game to Sunday night and have a short week for our boys who were just told we're kicking off at high noon? It was never about moving the time of day. It was just, 'Hey do you want to move the day?' And I go, 'we're not moving. We're contractually obligated to this day.' That was it, but you know, the craziness is oh my God, they said no. I just said no to Sunday. I gotta go to church. I mean, hot dang.
That's bananas. I don't know how much NIL money is going to football players, but that will change soon if the NCAA settlement is approved. It will introduce a revenue-sharing model that will allow schools to pay about $20 million directly to players in all sports, with football expected to occupy the bulk of that sum.
If you put it in an ecosystem of two years, that could possibly be it, but that's not a number that's accurate [now].
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