The highest-paid college football coaches

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College football is big business, and the financial side keeps growing. No person at a school tends to reel in more money than the college football coach. For the longest time, Nick Saban held rank as the highest-paid coach, followed by Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.

Saban’s retirement and the extension for Georgia’s Kirby Smart changes the picture — take a look…

Matt Rhule, Nebraska Cornhuskers

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2024 salary: $6.78 million (apprx.)

Lincoln Riley, USC Trojans

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2024 salary: $11 million

Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs

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2024 salary: $13 million

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The highest-paid college football coaches

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Matt Rhule, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Josh Heupel, Tennessee Volunteers

Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss

Ryan Day, Ohio State Buckeyes

Brian Kelly, LSU Tigers

Lincoln Riley, USC Trojans

Dabo Swinney, Clemson Tigers

Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs

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