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February 17, 2026

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Wisconsin Athletics asks state for funding in NIL bill to head off ‘difficult decisions’

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin athletic department traditionally has been self-supporting financially, but that could change under a bill going through the state Assembly. Wisconsin would get $14.6 million annually from the state toward athletics facilities debt service under a measure that also would codify in state law name, image and likeness policies already in place at the school.

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