Ever wanted to know how much your favorite college football head coach makes? Wondering who’s overpaid, who’s underpaid and how total salaries break down? Good news! The college football coaching salary database for this year is online, and provides a treasure trove of information.
College Football Coaching Salary Database Reveals Fun Tidbits
You can find the database over at USA Today. Hit the jump for some fun notes.
- As just about everyone has pointed out on Twitter, Kansas head coach Turner Gill makes more than Mike Gundy ($1,200 more, to be exact). Also interesting: Gill’s “other pay” is $1,200. We can only hope he has a “makes more than Mike Gundy” clause in his contract.
- Washington State head coach Paul Wulff is earning $50 in “other pay.” Where did this $50 come from? Why is it only $50?
- Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo makes $1,538,190, which is a nice chunk of change. Also of note, Niumatalolo, like Gill, makes more money than Boise State head coach Chris Petersen.
- The highest paid coach in the Big East is ... Greg Schiano, though Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham’s salary is not available.
- Brian Kelly is listed as a Big East coach in the database...
- Mack Brown makes a whole lot of money.
More on the head coaching salaries can be found in the accompanying USA Today article, which examines the recent rise in compensation.
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