College football coaching salaries: SEC leads $10 million club; Dan Lanning, Matt Campbell among undervalued

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College football coaching salary data updated Wednesday by USA Today illustrates how the SEC and Big Ten have separated themselves, even within the Power Four, with their ability to pay the sport’s premier coaches.

In the SEC, it just means more money.

The data compiled gives the conference nine of college football’s 15 highest-paid coaches, including the dean in Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who is making $13.28 million before potential bonuses. Smart makes over $2 million more annually than Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, who is second among all coaches at $11.1 million.

SEC coaches average $8.1 million in salary, according to the data, with the average Big Ten salary coming in second at $6.8 million. The average ACC salary from the available data is $5.8 million, while the average total pay in the Big 12 is $4.9 million.

Salaries for all but nine of the 134 FBS coaches were listed. The exceptions are coaches at private institutions not required to disclose information on employee pay.

While the separation in mean salaries within the Power Four conferences is significant, it’s even more striking outside the power conference structure. The average compensation of AAC coaches is $1.8 million. Even the highest-paid Group of Five coach in the available data — USF’s Alex Golesh — makes less annually ($2.5 million) than the lowest-paid Power Four coach, Georgia Tech’s Brent Key ($2.9 million).

$10 million club

While the SEC dominates the top 15, there is a bit of conference diversity within the sport’s $10 million club. Seven coaches are earning $10 million or more in total pay, while LSU’s Brian Kelly is knocking on the door at $9.98 million. Three are from the SEC, and the Big Ten and ACC each have two. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban famously…

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Author : David Cobb

Publish date : 2024-10-16 18:35:52

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