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USA Today highest paid College football coaches

Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:13 pm
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42446 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:13 pm
https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/coach

Top 5

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1 Nick Saban - Alabama - $9,753,221 - Buyout $38,400,000

2 Ed Orgeron - Louisiana State - $9,012,917 - Buyout $17,150,000

3 David Shaw - Stanford - $8,924,683 - No Buyout

4 Dabo Swinney - Clemson - $8,370,775 - Buyout $47,500,000

5 Lincoln Riley - Oklahoma - $7,672,710 - Buyout $25,188,000


Posted by Magician2
Member since Oct 2015
14553 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:13 pm to
Holy shite Shaw makes that much?
Posted by Bohwood
Member since Apr 2021
57 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:15 pm to
O is overpaid by about $9,000,000.00 per year.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
33504 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:17 pm to
Clemson with the 47 mil buyout. Already at 2 losses, will probably lose to wake forest.

Is Dabo on cruise control since he is basically locked in for 2 more years?
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
28313 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:20 pm to
Must be a tad out of date, Jimbo’s over $9 now

He got a 10year 95mil extension before the season
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
69540 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:20 pm to
Why do these lists continually change...most I see have jimbo #2 and other SEC coaches in top 5-6 like Mullen
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
28313 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:21 pm to
O’s pay for this year is a tad inflated because he had a 5m insurance policy in the first 2 years of his contract
Posted by Mats86
Member since Mar 2021
5363 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:21 pm to
Makes me wonder if Shaw will be retained. Also I thought harbaugh was much higher.
How is Brian Kelly paid so low?
This post was edited on 10/14/21 at 4:27 pm
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
69540 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:25 pm to
O's pay is also bc he prob had a NC clause in his contract...some of those other coaches haven't won and are making that much
Posted by BeauxNArreaux
Tennessee
Member since Jun 2016
795 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:26 pm to
Harbaugh took a pay cut last year to stay at Michigan. I don’t remember what his new amount is but it went down a good bit from what he was originally making.

ETA: just looked it up. He was making $8M salary, now he’s at $4M with incentives that can go up to $8M.
This post was edited on 10/14/21 at 4:35 pm
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42446 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

Must be a tad out of date, Jimbo’s over $9 now


Published today
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
7360 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:31 pm to
Lunacy
Posted by StupidBinder
Jawja
Member since Oct 2017
6392 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:33 pm to
quote:

Holy shite Shaw makes that much?


That is by far the biggest shocker on that list.
Posted by WisconsinTiger85
Wisconsin
Member since Oct 2017
1525 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:34 pm to
I don’t see James Franklin on that list unless I’m blind.
Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:34 pm to
Boy he’s really paid well to be one of the worst coaches in the country
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15974 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:35 pm to
What this proves is that LSU is willing and able to pay top dollar

We just need the right guy here to properly earn it

This is a dream job
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15974 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:37 pm to
I’d be willing to go another year with O if he’d cut his salary to $2mm and reduce his buyout to $1mm.

Otherwise, cut him loose
Posted by Jaydeaux
Covington
Member since May 2005
19543 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:42 pm to
Straight up Felony
Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:42 pm to
quote:

be willing to go another year with O i
no fricking way
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

Must be a tad out of date, Jimbo’s over $9 now


yep jimbo is solidly at #2 and some other coaches got new contracts too

this list must be from a year or two ago at least
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