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2026 College Football Coaching Salaries

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    Kirby Smart Age:50/Alma Mater:Georgia1999

    $13,282,580

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Georgia

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Curt Cignetti Age:64

    $13,025,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Indiana

    Agent:

    Coaches Rep

    Thayer Evans

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    Lane Kiffin Age:51/Alma Mater:Fresno State1998

    $13,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    LSU

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Ryan Day Age:47/Alma Mater:New Hampshire2001

    $12,575,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Ohio State

    Agent:

    Athletes First

    Trace Armstrong

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    Kalen DeBoer Age:51/Alma Mater:Sioux Falls1998

    $12,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Alabama

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Lincoln Riley Age:42/Alma Mater:Texas Tech2006

    $11,537,560

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    USC

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    Dabo Swinney Age:56/Alma Mater:Alabama1993

    $11,447,025

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Clemson

    Agent:

    Balch Sports

    Russ Campbell

    Patrick Strong

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    Steve Sarkisian Age:52/Alma Mater:BYU1997

    $11,050,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Texas

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Mike Elko Age:48/Alma Mater:Pennsylvania1999

    $10,750,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Texas A&M

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Dan Lanning Age:40/Alma Mater:William Jewell College2008

    $10,400,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Oregon

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Mike Norvell Age:44/Alma Mater:Central Arkansas2005

    $10,300,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Florida State

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Eli Drinkwitz Age:43/Alma Mater:Arkansas Tech2004

    $10,250,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Missouri

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Marcus Freeman Age:40/Alma Mater:Ohio State2007

    $10,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Notre Dame

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Deion Sanders Age:58/Alma Mater:Talladega College2020

    $10,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Colorado

    Agent:

    Represent International Sports

    Tabetha Plummer

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    Bill Belichick Age:74/Alma Mater:Wesleyan1975

    $10,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    North Carolina

    Agent:

    NC Sports

    Neil Cornrich

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    Shane Beamer Age:49/Alma Mater:Virginia Tech1999

    $9,150,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    South Carolina

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Josh Heupel Age:48/Alma Mater:Oklahoma2001

    $9,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Tennessee

    Agent:

    Priority Sports Group

    Rick Smith

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    Brent Venables Age:55/Alma Mater:Kansas State1992

    $8,650,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Oklahoma

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Matt Rhule Age:51/Alma Mater:Penn State1997

    $8,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Nebraska

    Agent:

    Athletes First

    Trace Armstrong

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    Mario Cristobal Age:55/Alma Mater:Miami1993

    $8,302,883

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Miami

    Agent:

    Excel Sports Management

    Bryan Harlan

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    Bret Bielema Age:56/Alma Mater:Iowa1992

    $8,200,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Illinois

    Agent:

    NC Sports

    Neil Cornrich

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    Matt Campbell Age:46/Alma Mater:Mount Union2002

    $8,000,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Penn State

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Kyle Whittingham Age:66/Alma Mater:BYU1984

    $8,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Michigan

    Agent:

    Rep 1 Sports

    Ryan Tollner

    Bruce Tollner

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    P.J. Fleck Age:45/Alma Mater:Northern Illinois2004

    $7,900,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Minnesota

    Agent:

    Excel Sports Management

    Bryan Harlan

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    Luke Fickell Age:52/Alma Mater:Ohio State1997

    $7,825,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Wisconsin

    Agent:

    Athletes First

    Trace Armstrong

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    Jedd Fisch Age:50/Alma Mater:Florida1998

    $7,650,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Washington

    Agent:

    Wasserman Sports

    Doug Hendrickson

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    Jon Sumrall Age:43/Alma Mater:Kentucky2005

    $7,450,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Florida

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Kenny Dillingham Age:36/Alma Mater:Arizona State

    $7,442,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Arizona State

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Pat Narduzzi Age:60/Alma Mater:Rhode Island1990

    $7,260,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Pittsburgh

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    Kirk Ferentz Age:70/Alma Mater:Connecticut1978

    $7,175,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Iowa

    Agent:

    NC Sports

    Neil Cornrich

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    Sonny Dykes Age:56/Alma Mater:Texas Tech1993

    $7,036,013

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    TCU

    Agent:

    Athletes First

    Trace Armstrong

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    Pete Golding Age:42/Alma Mater:Delta State2005

    $6,800,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Ole Miss

    Agent:

    CAA

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Alex Golesh Age:41/Alma Mater:Ohio State2006

    $6,750,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Auburn

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Greg Schiano Age:59/Alma Mater:Bucknell1988

    $6,750,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Rutgers

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Ryan Silverfield Age:45/Alma Mater:Hampden-Sydney2003

    $6,700,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Arkansas

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Lance Leipold Age:61/Alma Mater:Wisconsin-Whitewater1987

    $6,650,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Kansas

    Agent:

    Excel Sports Management

    Bryan Harlan

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    Brent Key Age:47/Alma Mater:Georgia Tech2000

    $6,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Georgia Tech

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Joey McGuire Age:54/Alma Mater:The University of Texas at Arlington1995

    $6,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Texas Tech

    Agent:

    Athletes First

    Trace Armstrong

    Alex Hammond

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    Mike Locksley Age:56/Alma Mater:Towson1991

    $6,400,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Maryland

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Dave Doeren Age:54/Alma Mater:Drake1994

    $6,215,377

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    NC State

    Agent:

    William Morris

    Jordan Bazant

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    Barry Odom Age:49/Alma Mater:Missouri

    $6,050,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Purdue

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    James Franklin Age:54/Alma Mater:East Stroudsburg1994

    $6,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Virginia Tech

    Agent:

    CAA

    Jimmy Sexton

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    Jeff Brohm Age:55/Alma Mater:Louisville1994

    $5,981,057

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Louisville

    Agent:

    Global Sports Management Group

    Shawn Freibert

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    Jamey Chadwell Age:49/Alma Mater:East Tennessee State2000

    $5,936,509

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Liberty

    Agent:

    WME Sports

    Clint Dowdle

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    Will Stein Age:36/Alma Mater:Louisville2011

    $5,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Kentucky

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    Pat Fitzgerald Age:51

    $5,000,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Michigan State

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    Dave Aranda Age:49/Alma Mater:Cal Lutheran University1999

    $4,702,570

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Baylor

    Agent:

    Balch Sports

    Patrick Strong

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    Willie Fritz Age:66/Alma Mater:Pittsburg State1983

    $4,500,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Houston

    Agent:

    Excel Sports Management

    Bryan Harlan

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    Jeff Lebby

    $4,450,000

    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Mississippi State

    Agent:

    CAA

    Ed Marynowitz

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    Tony Elliott Age:46/Alma Mater:Clemson2002

    $4,251,000

    Source
    Cur. Pos.

    Head Coach

    School
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    Virginia

    Agent:

    Kelly Law Group

    Mike Kelly

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