Cal GM Ron Rivera discusses how $14M will be paid to football players

August 3, 2025

By Jake Curtis, California Golden Bears on SI: Cal football general manager Ron Rivera is the final word on how the roughly $14 million will be distributed to Golden Bears players. It’s a big job, one that did not exist until this year.

It’s the new world of college football that starts this season, as colleges are allowed to spend up to $20.5 million in 2025-26 to pay their athletes. Like most FBS schools, Cal apparently is using the 75-15-5-5 distributions model, which means roughly 75% of the total amount will go to football players, 15% to men’s basketball players, 5% to women’s basketball players and 5% to the all other athletes combined.

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Cal GM Ron Rivera Discusses How $14 Million Is Paid to Players

Cal football general manager Ron Rivera is the final word on how the roughly $14 million will be distributed to Golden Bears players. It’s a big job, one that d

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