As television revenue increases for conferences and the NCAA, and demand increases for schools to compete for national championships, salaries for the head coaches are skyrocketing.
This year we have a new highest-paid coach in college football as Nick Saban has taken the top spot back from Jim Harbaugh.
Using data collected by USA Today and other sources, here are the highest-paid college football coaches for the 2017 season. You can see the full list at USA Today.
25. Jim Mora — $3.6 million
School: UCLA
Conference: Pac-12
Potential Bonus: $1.1 million
Championships (conference/national): 0/0
One thing to know: Mora was recently fired by UCLA and could be replaced by Chip Kelly.
24. Kyle Whittingham — $3.7 million
School: Utah
Conference: Pac-12
Potential Bonus: $935,000
Championships (conference/national): 5/0
One thing to know: In 2004, Urban Meyer left Utah for the University of Florida. Whittingham, who was the defensive coordinator under Meyer, had to choose between being promoted to head coach at Utah and accepting the same position at his alma mater, BYU. He stayed at Utah and is now in his 13th season, having led the Utes to ten bowl games and at least nine wins in each of the last three seasons.
23. Kirby Smart — $3.8 million
School: Georgia
Conference: SEC
Potential Bonus: $1.8 million
Championships (conference/national): 0/0
One thing to know: Smart is in his second season as a head coach, having spent the previous eight seasons as the defensive coordinator at Alabama under Nick Saban. Smart is already proving to be a top-level recruiter as the Bulldogs have one of the five best collections of talent, based on recent recruiting rankings.
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