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Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)

Jim Harbaugh

Harbaugh’s Employment Contract – Deep Dive

Jim Harbaugh Michigan

Total Guaranteed Compensation Harbaugh’s salary is only $500,000/year, which puts his salary in line with middle of the road coaches.  That being said, he also gets paid $4,500,000 per year for agreeing engage in various other coaching duties like promotional activities, booster events, and radio.   Basically, his “salary” really comes to $5M per year. Further,… Read More

Contract Faceoff – Harbaugh vs. Meyer

Harbaugh vs Meyer

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer represent two of the most popular football coaches in college today.  We all know about their strengths and weaknesses – we can dissect wins and losses. But who has the better employment contract?   Although Meyer’s team recently pasted Michigan on the football field, does Meyer’s employment contract also dominate over… Read More

Coach Contract Ranking – Top 25

  1. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
  2. Nick Saban (Alabama)
  3. Steve Sarkisian (Texas)
  4. Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma)
  5. Ryan Day (Ohio State)
  6. Mel Tucker (Michigan State)
  7. Kyle Whittingham (Utah)
  8. Jeff Brohm (Purdue)
  9. Bret Bielema (Illinois)
  10. Scott Frost (Nebraska)
  11. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)
  12. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech)
  13. Dana Holgorsen (Houston)
  14. Neal Brown (West Virginia)
  15. Chip Kelly (UCLA)
  16. Bryan Harsin (Auburn University)
  17. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M)
  18. Tom Allen (Indiana)
  19. Mike Norvell (Florida State)
  20. Jedd Fisch (Arizona)
  21. Dan Mullen (Florida)
  22. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
  23. Ed Orgeron (LSU)
  24. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin)
  25. Matt Campbell (Iowa State)

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