Highest Paid College Football Coaches & Salaries - USA TODAY
Ever wondered who the highest paid coach in college football is? Find out today with USA TODAY's complete salary data.
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Saban is #1 at $9.7 million. $38 million buyout.
Uncle Ed is #2 at $9 million. $17 million buyout.
The rest of the top 10:
3. David Shaw
4. Dabo
5. Lincoln Riley
6. Dan Mullen
7. Jimbo Fisher with a $95 million buyout!!!!!!!!!
8. Kirby
9. Ryan Day
10. Gary Patterson
Note: James Franklin is listed as having a salary of $7 million, which would put him at 9th ahead of Day, but apparently they couldn't quite verify what he got paid because PSU has weird disclosure rules.
Jim Harbaugh is #32 overall and 12th in the Big 10. Only Schiano and Locksley are paid less.
Also, Luke Fickell has a $20 million buyout. Tom Allen at Indiana has a $30 million buyout.
