Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Cumbie will stay with the Bulldogs by the 2028 season, with a brand new contract that funnels a part of his wage into participant advantages and soccer program departments, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported Thursday.
Within the NIL period, constructing a roster is now a year-round, high-stakes recreation — and for Group of 5 applications corresponding to Tech, discovering the cash to signal and preserve gamers has change into simply as essential as on-field technique.
Cumbie agreed to permit Louisiana Tech to allocate $155,000 of his contract to gamers and training workers. On a typical NCAA 85-man roster, that would supply every participant roughly an additional $1,700 per yr.
Whereas this quantity could not match what gamers obtain at Energy 5 faculties, it may give Louisiana Tech a lift in recruiting — a proactive step for a college whose athletic price range and NIL assets pale compared to its SEC neighbors.
When the Home vs. the NCAA ruling went into impact on July 1, 2025, it created a brand new world by which faculties may use income from TV, ticket gross sales and sponsorships to make funds on to pupil athletes.
