Coach Annual salary School Nick Saban $11.4 million Alabama Dabo Swinney $10.9 million Clemson Kirby Smart $10.7 million Georgia Ryan Day $10.3 million Ohio State Lincoln Riley $10 million* USC Brian Kelly $9.9 million LSU Mark Stoops $9.01 million Kentucky Josh Heupel $9 million Tennessee Lane Kiffin $9 million Ole Miss James Franklin $8.5 million Penn State
I can understand the salary for Nick, Dabo, Kirby, Ryan, and Brian, but nobody else on that list is worthy of what they're being paid. In fact, neither of them has even been invited to a playoff game as a head coach unless it was to watch from the stands.
Our country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any America because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race.
~Chesty Puller
Lt.General United States Marine Corps
Part of it is about the desperation of those schools athletic departments, part is about the s hills and boosters having extra money, and part is about the coaches having good agents.
I looked up Harbaugh who makes just over $7 Million (when not suspended). Apparently he had a new contract pending which has been shelved. It will be interesting to see what happens in that process as time goes on