You guys sent me down the rabbit hole with your topic on coaches, their current salaries, and their records at their current school versus their previous stop. Here's the top 25, using On3's data on the top paid coaches.


1) Kirby Smart: $13.3M (122-21)
Previous school: First HC job at Georgia.

2) Curt Cignetti: $13M (32-2)
Previous school: JMU HC from 2019-2023 (52-9)

3) Lane Kiffin: $13M (4-1)
Previous school: Ole Miss HC from 2020-2025 (55-19), resigned to take same position at LSU.

4) Ryan Day: $12.6M (86-13)
Previous school: First HC job at OSU.

5) Kalen DeBoer: $12.5M (25-8)
Prevuous school: Washington HC from 2022-2023 (25-3), resigned to take same position at Alabama.

6) Lincoln Riley: $11.5M (40-19)
Prevuous school: Oklahoma HC from 2017-2021 (55-10).

7) Dabo Swinney: $11.4M (190-55)
Previous school: First HC job at Clemson

8) Steve Sarkisian: $11.1M (52-20)
Previous school: USC HC from 2013-2015 (12-6), served as a coordinator for various teams till taking current HC job in 2021.

9) Mike Elko: $10.8M (22-9)
Previous school: Duke HC from 2022-2023 (16-9), resigned to take same position at Texas A&M.

10) Dan Lanning: $10.4M (51-9)
Previous school: First HC job at Oregon.

11) Mike Norvell: $10.3M (41-36)
Previous school: Memphis HC from 2016-2019 (38-15)

12) Eli Drinkwitz: $10.3M (50-30)
Previous school: Appalachian State HC from 2019 (12-1).

13) Marcus Freeman: $10M (48-12)
Previous school: First HC job at Notre Dame.

14) Deion Sanders: $10M (18-24)
Previous school: Jackson State HC from 2020-2022 (27-6).

15) Bill Belichick: $10M (6-10)
Previous school: First HC job (within college football) at North Carolina.

16) Shane Beamer: $9.2M (35-33)
Previous school: First HC job at South Carolina.

17) Josh Heupel: $9M (49-21)
Previous school: UCF HC from 2018-2020 (28-8).

18) Brent Venables: $8.7M (34-22)
Previous school: First HC job at Oklahoma.

19) Matt Rhule: $8.5M (24-19)
Previous school: Baylor HC from 2017-2019 (19-20).

20) Mario Cristobal: $8.3M (40-19)
Previous school: Oregon HC from 2018-2021 (35-14), resigned to take same position at Miami.

21) Bret Bielema: $8.2M (39-29)
Previous school: Arkansas HC from 2013-2017 (29-34).

22) Matt Campbell: $8M (3-2)
Previous school: Iowa State HC from 2016-2025 (72-55).

23) Kyle Whittingham: $8M (3-2)
Previous school: Utah HC from 2005-2025 (177-88), resigned to take same position at Michigan.

24) P.J. Fleck: $7.9M (70-45)
Previous school: Western Michigan HC from 2013-2016 (30-22).

25) Luke Fickell: $7.8M (21-22)
Previous school: Cincinnati HC from 2017-2022 (57-18).

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I feel like we already had a few firings at this point in the season last year. Maybe it's a little slower because we had so much change last year. 33 I believe, so maybe it will be a year with less. Who knows

Hmm, Ohio State hired the guy from Youngstown State (Tressel, Natl Champ). And hired their OC (Day, Natl Champ). I have new respect for their process.

Brent Venables!!

There is no issue with college coaches making a gazillion dollars, but college football is out of control because a few poor kids can make a  million dollars.. #Hypocrites 😡

No Kyle Whitt mention???

Gamecock fan who’s called in a couple times here. I feel like our new athletic director jerimiah Donati has been stuck behind three dumb extensions.  But if we can’t do the Shane Beamer buyout, there is zero reason we should be in the SEC

How’s this? “You have 8 years and BIG $$. However, miss the playoffs two years in a row and the contract is void.” Tie the big contract to performance, not just the bonus.

There is no one who is a true Clemson fan calling for Dabo to be fired.  The only people calling for him to be fired are commentators for butt hurt teams that he has stomped over the years, or C level commentators who have no idea of the feel around Clemson.