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Ohio State Gets Major Pay Day as Big 10 Pays Out Each of its Member Schools
TL;DR
Ohio State received $91.55 million from the Big Ten's new media rights deal, the largest payout among member schools. The conference distributed a total of $1.37 billion to its teams in 2025.
Key points
- Big Ten generated $1.47 billion in 2025
- Conference distributed $1.37 billion to member schools
- Ohio State received the largest payout of $91.55 million
- Penn State followed with $88.9 million
- Indiana Hoosiers received $81 million
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The landscape in college football continues to evolve, and on Friday, some of the most recent changes began to manifest themselves.
In the first year of the new media rights deal in the Big Ten, the teams were paid out for their contributions to the conference.
The numbers are staggering. The Big Ten generated $1.47 billion dollars in 2025. The conference distributed $1.37 billion of those dollars to the schools.
As a surprise to very few, Ohio State cashed the biggest check in the conference and had a payday of $91.55 million, followed closely, and surprisingly, by Penn State, which pocketed $88.9 million.
The third-highest-grossing school was, surprisingly, the National Champions, the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana received $81 million, over $10 million less than what Ohio State received.
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The final surprise here of this list of payouts is who was at the bottom. The school that got paid out the least was the Washington Huskies at $46 million, while the spot one before them is the Oregon Ducks, who received $48 million dollars.
According to the Big Ten's press release, the increase from the 2024 fiscal year and the 2025 fiscal year was an increase of $490 million between the two years. In 2024, the revenue for the conference was $883 million, and in 2025 was $1.47 billion.
A staggering growth from the conference.
Q&A
How much did Ohio State earn from the Big Ten media rights deal?
Ohio State earned $91.55 million from the Big Ten's new media rights deal.
What was the total payout distributed by the Big Ten to its member schools?
The Big Ten distributed a total of $1.37 billion to its member schools.
Which school received the second-highest payout from the Big Ten?
Penn State received the second-highest payout of $88.9 million from the Big Ten.
How much did the Indiana Hoosiers receive from the Big Ten?
The Indiana Hoosiers received $81 million from the Big Ten.