Swimming in $$
Money distributed in part for size of athletic department. OSU has biggest. Also this highest payout was because Buckeyes won the national title in football. Oregon, Indiana and Penn State were in playoff.
Also remember Oregon and Washington joined the conference with initial reduced revenue sharing
Big Ten 2024-25 payouts,
per The Athletic:
+ Ohio State, $91.55 million
+ Penn State, $88.9 million
+ Indiana, $81 million
+ Next 13 members, $76-79 million
+ Oregon, $48 million
+ Washington, $46 million
