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Miami Hurricanes spend how much on their football roster?

What's the price of a championship run? The Miami Hurricanes have shown they're willing to pay whatever it takes to find out. 16, The Athletic published a registry of the estimated roster budgets of all 68 college football teams in the Power 4 conferences (Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and ACC) plus Notre Dame. And to no one's surprise, Miami was near the top of the list, coming in sixth with an estimated player budget between $44 million and $50 million. They're one of eight teams paying at least $40 million for their players.

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WilluChill News DeskMiami, Florida · Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC

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Miami Hurricanes spend how much on their football roster?

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The Canes have brought in some of the biggest quarterbacks in the transfer portal over the past three seasons, moving from Cam Ward (got $2 million in NIL deals, according to On3 ) to Carson Beck ( $3 million ) and now Darian Mensah ($6 million, the most in all of college sports).

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