The lowest ranked in the SEC is making 1,150,000 and is ranked 64th out of 120 salaries listed.
The supposedly best coaches in the country are at the top. Lane Kiffin is ranked 5th, I guess because of where he is coaching.
Joker Phillips is 39th. Supposedly earning more than Rich Brooks did in his final season.
Jimbo Fisher is going to be in a hot seat from the git-go following a legend at Florida State. Expectations aren't going to sit still while he gets his feet wet.
Should expectations be watered down while fans wait for success at schools were the 'coach in waiting' is taking over?
The players knew the waiting coaches were 'next in line' when they signed at these particular schools and the coach moving in to the head spot should know the talent and who's willing to lay in on the line. No introductory period is needed. What do you think will happen at Kentucky and also at Florida State?
Thanks to Bleacher Report for the salaries.
<!-- MSTableType="nolayout" -->
1
|
Mack Brown
|
Texas |
59 |
Big 12 |
$5,100,000 |
|
2
|
Nick Saban
|
Alabama
|
59
|
SEC
|
$4,200,000
|
|
3
|
Urban Meyer
|
Florida
|
46
|
SEC
|
$4,100,000
|
|
4
|
Bob Stoops |
Oklahoma |
50 |
Big 12 |
$4,100,000 |
|
5
|
Lane Kiffin
|
USC
|
34
|
Pac 10
|
$4,000,000
|
2 |
6
|
Les Miles |
LSU |
57 |
SEC |
$3,900,000 |
|
7
|
Jim Tressel
|
Ohio State
|
58
|
Big Ten
|
$3,800,000
|
|
8
|
Mark Richt
|
Georgia
|
50
|
SEC
|
$3,400,000
|
|
9
|
Kirk Ferentz
|
Iowa
|
55
|
Big Ten
|
$3,300,000
|
|
10
|
Bobby Petrino |
Arkansas |
49 |
SEC |
$2,950,000 |
|
11
|
Brian Kelly |
Notre Dame |
49 |
Ind. |
$2,750,000 |
2 |
12
|
Rich Rodriguez
|
Michigan
|
47
|
Big Ten
|
$2,750,000
|
|
13 |
Gary Pinkel
|
Missouri
|
58
|
Big 12
|
$2,700,000
|
|
14
|
Houston Nutt
|
Ole Miss
|
53
|
SEC
|
$2,700,000
|
|
15
|
Gary Patterson
|
TCU
|
50
|
MWC
|
$2,500,000
|
2 |
16
|
Paul Johnson
|
Georgia Tech
|
53
|
ACC
|
$2,500,000
|
|
17
|
Jeff Tedford
|
California
|
49
|
Pac 10
|
$2,400,000
|
|
18
|
Greg Schiano
|
Rutgers
|
44
|
Big East
|
$2,250,000
|
|
19
|
Jim Grobe
|
Wake Forest
|
58
|
ACC
|
$2,250,000
|
2 |
20
|
Bo Pelini |
Nebraska |
43 |
Big 12 |
$2,100,000 |
|
21
|
Steve Spurrier
|
South Carolina
|
65
|
SEC
|
$2,200,000
|
|
22
|
Gene Chizik |
Auburn |
49 |
SEC |
$2,200,000 |
|
23 |
Frank Beamer
|
Virginia Tech
|
64
|
ACC
|
$2,200,000
|
|
24 |
Ralph Friedgen
|
Maryland
|
63
|
ACC
|
$2.050,000
|
|
25 |
Turner Gill
|
Kansas
|
48
|
Big 12
|
$2,000,000
|
1
|
26 |
June Jones
|
SMU
|
57
|
CUSA
|
$2,000,000
|
2 |
27 |
Butch Davis |
North Carolina |
59 |
ACC |
$2.000,000 |
|
28 |
Chip Kelly
|
Oregon
|
47
|
Pac 10
|
$1,950,000
|
|
29 |
Mike Sherman |
Texas A&M |
56 |
Big 12 |
$1,950,000 |
|
30 |
Steve Sarkisian |
Washington |
36 |
Pac 10 |
$1,950,000 |
|
31 |
Bill Snyder
|
Kansas State
|
71
|
Big 12
|
$1,925,000
|
|
32 |
Mike Gundy
|
Oklahoma State
|
43
|
Big 12
|
$1,900,000
|
|
33 |
Mark Dantonio
|
Michigan State
|
54
|
Big Ten
|
$1,900,000
|
|
34 |
Skip Holtz
|
USF
|
46
|
Big East
|
$1,850,000
|
|
35 |
Jimbo Fisher
|
Florida State
|
45
|
ACC
|
$1,800,000
|
1 |
36 |
Derek Dooley
|
Tennessee
|
42
|
SEC
|
$1,800,000
|
1 |
37 |
Mike London
|
Virginia
|
50
|
ACC
|
$1,800,000
|
1 |
38 |
Dabo Swinney
|
Clemson
|
41
|
ACC
|
$1,750,000
|
|
39 |
Joker Phillips
|
Kentucky
|
47
|
SEC
|
$1,750,000
|
1 |
40 |
Dennis Erickson
|
Arizona State
|
63
|
Pac 10
|
$1,700,000
|
|
41 |
David Cutcliffe |
Duke |
56 |
ACC |
$1,650,000 |
2 |
42 |
Tommy Tuberville
|
Texas Tech
|
56
|
Big 12
|
$1,650,000
|
1 |
43 |
Bret Bielema
|
Wisconsin
|
40
|
Big Ten
|
$1,600,000
|
|
44 |
Randy Edsall
|
Connecticut
|
52
|
Big East
|
$1,600,000
|
|
45 |
Charlie Strong |
Louisville |
50 |
Big East |
$1,600,000 |
|
46 |
Ron Zook
|
Illinois
|
56
|
Big Ten
|
$1,600,000
|
|
47 |
Joe Paterno |
Penn State |
84 |
Big Ten |
$1,500,000 |
3
|
48 |
Mike Riley
|
Oregon State
|
57
|
Pac 10
|
$1,500,000
|
3 |
49 |
Chris Peterson
|
Boise State
|
46
|
WAC
|
$1,500,000
|
|
50 |
George O'Leary
|
UCF
|
64
|
CUSA
|
$1,400,000
|
|
51 |
Butch Jones
|
Cincinnati
|
42
|
Big East
|
$1,400,000
|
|
52 |
Randy Shannon |
Miami |
44 |
ACC |
$1,350,000 |
2 |
53 |
Rick Neuheisel |
UCLA |
49 |
Pac 10 |
$1,350,000 |
|
54 |
Art Briles
|
Baylor
|
55
|
Big 12
|
$1,300,000
|
2 |
55 |
Dan Mullen
|
Mississippi State
|
38
|
SEC
|
$1,300,000
|
|
56 |
Tom O'Brien
|
NC State
|
62
|
ACC
|
$1,300,000
|
|
57 |
Kyle Whittingham
|
Utah
|
51
|
MWC
|
$1,300,000
|
|
58 |
Dave Wannstedt
|
Pitt
|
58
|
Big East
|
$1,300,000
|
2
|
59 |
Mike Stoops
|
Arizona
|
49
|
Pac 10
|
$1,250,000
|
|
60 |
Jim Harbaugh |
Stanford |
47 |
Pac 10 |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
61 |
Pat Hill
|
Fresno State
|
58
|
WAC
|
$1,250,000
|
|
62 |
Doug Marrone
|
Syracuse
|
46
|
Big East
|
$1,200,000
|
1 |
63 |
Kevin Sumlin |
Houston |
46 |
CUSA |
$1,200,000 |
|
64 |
Bobby Johnson
|
Vanderbilt
|
59
|
SEC
|
$1,150,000
|
2 |
65 |
Greg McMackin |
Hawaii |
65 |
WAC |
$1,150,000 |
|
66 |
Paul Rhoads |
Iowa State |
43 |
Big 12 |
$1,150,000 |
|
67 |
Dan Hawkins
|
Colorado
|
50
|
Big 12
|
$1,100,000
|
|
68 |
Ken Niumatalolo |
Navy |
45 |
Ind. |
$1,115,000 |
2 |
69 |
Frank Spaziani |
Boston College |
63 |
ACC |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
70 |
Tim Brewster |
Minnesota |
50 |
Big Ten |
$1,100,000 |
|
71 |
Ruffin McNeill
|
East Carolina
|
52
|
CUSA
|
$1,000,000
|
1 |
72 |
Todd Graham
|
Tulsa
|
46
|
CUSA
|
$950,000
|
2 |
73 |
Danny Hope
|
Purdue
|
51
|
Big Ten
|
$950,000
|
|
74 |
Bill Stewart |
West Virginia |
58 |
Big East |
$900,000 |
|
75 |
Pat Fitzgerald
|
Northwestern
|
36
|
Big Ten
|
$800,000
|
2 |
76 |
Troy Calhoun |
Air Force |
44 |
MWC |
$800,000 |
|
77 |
Mike Locksley
|
New Mexico
|
41
|
MWC
|
$760,000
|
|
78 |
Larry Fedora |
Southern Miss |
48 |
CUSA |
$750,000 |
|
79 |
Larry Porter
|
Memphis
|
38
|
CUSA
|
$750,000
|
1 |
80 |
Bronco Mendenhall
|
BYU
|
44
|
MWC
|
$725,000
|
2 |
81 |
Steve Fairchild |
Colorado State |
52 |
MWC |
$720,000 |
|
82 |
Brady Hoke
|
San Diego State
|
52
|
MWC
|
$700,000
|
|
83 |
Dave Christensen
|
Wyoming
|
49
|
MWC
|
$700,000
|
|
84 |
Bill Lynch |
Indiana |
56 |
Big Ten |
$675,000 |
|
85 |
Paul Wulff |
Washington State |
43 |
Pac 10 |
$625,000 |
|
86 |
Bob Toledo |
Tulane |
64 |
CUSA |
$600,000 |
2 |
87 |
Al Golden
|
Temple
|
41
|
MAC
|
$600,000
|
2 |
88 |
Doc Holliday |
Marshall |
53 |
CUSA |
$600,000 |
1 |
89 |
Mike Price
|
UTEP
|
64
|
CUSA
|
$500,000
|
|
90 |
Bobby Hauck
|
UNLV
|
46
|
MWC
|
$500,000
|
1 |
91 |
David Bailiff |
Rice |
52 |
CUSA |
$500,000 |
2 |
92 |
Sonny Dykes |
La. Tech |
41 |
WAC |
$500,000 |
1 |
93 |
Frank Solich
|
Ohio
|
66
|
MAC
|
$475,000
|
|
94 |
Rick Stockstill
|
Middle Tennessee
|
52
|
SunBelt
|
$450,000
|
|
95 |
Mike MacIntyre |
San Jose State |
45 |
WAC |
$430,000 |
1 |
96 |
Jeff Quinn
|
Buffalo
|
48
|
MAC
|
$425,000
|
1 |
97 |
Rich Ellerson
|
Army
|
57
|
Ind.
|
$420,000
|
|
98 |
Neil Callaway
|
UAB
|
55
|
CUSA
|
$415,000
|
|
99 |
Mario Cristobal |
Fla. International |
40 |
SunBelt |
$400,000 |
|
100 |
Chris Ault
|
Nevada
|
64
|
WAC
|
$400,000
|
|
101 |
H. Schnellenberger
|
Florida Atlantic
|
76
|
SunBelt
|
$400,000
|
|
102 |
DeWayne Walker
|
New Mexico State
|
50
|
WAC
|
$400,000
|
|
103 |
Gary Anderson
|
Utah State
|
45
|
WAC
|
$400,000
|
|
104 |
Bill Cubit
|
W. Michigan
|
56
|
MAC
|
$400,000
|
|
105 |
Tim Beckman
|
Toledo
|
44
|
MAC
|
$375,000
|
|
106 |
Jerry Kill |
Northern Illinois |
49 |
MAC |
$365,000 |
|
107 |
Stan Parrish
|
Ball State
|
63
|
MAC
|
$360,000
|
|
Bowling Green |
43 |
MAC |
$315,000 |
|
Idaho |
43 |
WAC |
$310,000 |
|
108 |
Larry Blakeney
|
Troy
|
62
|
SunBelt
|
$330,000
|
|
109 |
Dan Enos |
C. Michigan
|
41 |
MAC |
$325,000 |
1 |
110 |
JD Brookhart
|
Akron
|
44
|
MAC
|
$320,000
|
1 |
111 |
Ron English
|
E. Michigan
|
49
|
MAC
|
$320,000
|
|
112 |
Dave Clawson |
113 |
Robb Akey |
114 |
Todd Dodge |
North Texas |
46 |
SunBelt |
$300,000 |
|
115 |
Mike Haywood
|
Miami, Ohio
|
42
|
MAC
|
$300,000
|
|
116 |
Ricky Bustle
|
La. Lafayette
|
46
|
SunBelt
|
$240,000
|
|
117 |
Steve Roberts
|
Arkansas State
|
45
|
SunBelt
|
$230,000
|
|
118 |
Willie Taggart |
W. Kentucky |
35 |
Sun Belt |
$230,000 |
1 |
119 |
Doug Martin
|
Kent State
|
46
|
MAC
|
$200,000
|
|
120 |
Todd Berry |
La. Monroe |
48 |
SunBelt |
$200,000 |
1 |
1. New head coach, contract not released yet.
2. Private school or service academy. Contract not made available to the public.
3. Public school, but contract not made available to the public.