Alabama coach Nick Saban is the highest paid college football coach in the country.
Alabama's Nick Saban is the highest paid college football coach in Division I this season. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
This according to the USA Today, which teamed up with National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School and Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP to put together a comprehensive list of the Division I football coaches’ salaries. They got all but 10 schools information.
Saban earned $5,997,349 this season. The second-highest was Texas coach Mack Brown who earned $$5,161,500.
Here is a list of some of the highest paid coaches along with some other coaches of interest.
| School | Coach | Conference | University compensation | Non-university compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Nick Saban | SEC | $5,166,666 | 830,683 | $5,997,349 |
| Texas | Mack Brown | Big 12 | $5,100,00 | $61,500 | $5,161,500 |
| Oklahoma | Bob Stoops | Big 12 | $$4,275,000 | $100,000 | $4,375,000 |
| Florida | Urban Meyer | SEC | $4,010,000 | $0 | $4,010,000 |
| LSU | Les Miles | SEC | $3,751,000 | $154,000 | $3,905,000 |
| Ohio State | Jim Tressel | Big Ten | $3,512,000 | $376,389 | $3,888,389 |
| Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Big Ten | $3,775,000 | $6,000 | $$3,781,000 |
| OTHERS OF INTEREST | |||||
| Auburn | Gene Chizik | SEC | $2,100,000 | $3,500 | $2,103,500 |
| Florida State | Jimbo Fisher | ACC | $1,800,000 | $4,000 | $$1,804,000 |
| UCF | George O’Leary | CUSA | $1,325,754 | $0 | $1,325,754 |
| Florida International | Mario Cristobal | Sun Belt | $437,382 | $0 | $437,382 |
| Florida Atlantic | Howard Schnellenberge | Sun Belt | $400,405 | $7,500 | $407,905 |
| Miami | Randy Shannon | ACC | NA | NA | NA |
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