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How Much Would a PAC-12 and Big Ten Coach Lose This Season?

Sizable Costs, Lots of Money

COVID-19 has changed everyone’s lives, including in an unexpected way for several college football coaches within the Big Ten and PAC-12. Both these conferences have decided to cancel all their sporting activities during the upcoming fall schedule. As a result, each head coach has lost a crucial opportunity to earn those luxury incentives in their… Read More

Mel Tucker (Michigan State)

Mel Tucker

Gregory Schiano (Rutgers)

Gregory Schiano

 

Ryan Day (Ohio State)

Ryan Day

 

Michael Locksley (Maryland)

Mike Locksley

Tom Allen (Indiana)

   

Scott Frost (Nebraska)

Scott Frost

Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)

Jim Harbaugh

Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)

Kirk Ferentz

PJ Fleck (Minnesota)

PJ Fleck

When A College Football Coach Gets Fired: The Sizable Cost of Saying Goodbye

Sizable Costs, Lots of Money

Someone famous once said: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and a college terminating a coach before his contract expires means they’ll owe him a bunch of money.” Universities across the country offer generous compensation and benefits to attract coaches who will bring glory to the team and… Read More

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

Top Perks in NCAA Coaches’ Contracts

Coaches with contract perks

The fact that NCAA football coaches are the highest paid state employee in most states is absurd, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ridiculousness of their contracts. In addition to a lot of guaranteed money, personal cars, and free tickets, there are also some odd provisions schools and… Read More

Paul Chryst (Wisconsin)

Paul Chryst

Coach Contract Ranking – Top 25

  1. Nick Saban (Alabama)
  2. Brian Kelly (LSU)
  3. Ryan Day (Ohio State)
  4. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M)
  5. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
  6. Mel Tucker (Michigan State)
  7. Dan Lanning (Oregon)
  8. Brent Venables (Oklahoma)
  9. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)
  10. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
  11. Chip Kelly (UCLA)
  12. Justin Wilcox (UC Berkeley)
  13. Mark Stoops (Kentucky)
  14. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech)
  15. PJ Fleck (Minnesota)
  16. Dave Doeren (North Carolina State)
  17. Chris Klieman (Kansas State)
  18. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)
  19. Scott Frost (Nebraska)
  20. Brent Pry (VA Tech)
  21. Jonathan Smith (Oregon State)
  22. Kyle Whittingham (Utah)
  23. Gregory Schiano (Rutgers)
  24. Karl Dorrell (Colorado)
  25. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin)

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