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Current Highest Paid College Coaches
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:04 am
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:04 am
The lucky seven; the seven highest paid college head coaches per Google.
Kirby Smart (50): $13.3 million - 4 SEC titles, 6 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Lane Kiffin (50): $13 million - 0 P4 conference titles, 0 CFP appearances
Ryan Day (46) : $12.6 million - 3 Big 10 titles, 6 CFP appearances, 1 national title
Lincoln Riley (42): $11.5 million - 4 Big 12 titles, 3 CFP appearances
Dabo Swinney (56): $11.4 million - 9 ACC titles, 7 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Steve Sarkisian (51): $10.8 million - 1 Big 12 title, 2 CFP appearances
Dan Lanning (39): $10.4 million - 1 Big 10 title, 3 CFP appearances
Kirby Smart (50): $13.3 million - 4 SEC titles, 6 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Lane Kiffin (50): $13 million - 0 P4 conference titles, 0 CFP appearances
Ryan Day (46) : $12.6 million - 3 Big 10 titles, 6 CFP appearances, 1 national title
Lincoln Riley (42): $11.5 million - 4 Big 12 titles, 3 CFP appearances
Dabo Swinney (56): $11.4 million - 9 ACC titles, 7 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Steve Sarkisian (51): $10.8 million - 1 Big 12 title, 2 CFP appearances
Dan Lanning (39): $10.4 million - 1 Big 10 title, 3 CFP appearances
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:06 am to captdalton
One of these are not like the others
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:08 am to captdalton
These 3 are grossly overpaid. We don't know about Kiffen yet.
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Lincoln Riley (42): $11.5 million - 4 Big 12 titles, 3 CFP appearances
Dabo Swinney (56): $11.4 million - 9 ACC titles, 7 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Steve Sarkisian (51): $10.8 million - 1 Big 12 title, 2 CFP appearances
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:10 am to captdalton
Bama should be embarrassed that DeBoer isn’t on this list with the fine job he’s been doing
Money troubles in Tuscaloosa?
Money troubles in Tuscaloosa?
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:10 am to captdalton
How many conference titles and playoff appearances did each of those coaches have when they got hired at that job?
Smart 0
Day 0
Swinney 0
Sark 0
Lanning 0
Smart 0
Day 0
Swinney 0
Sark 0
Lanning 0
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:13 am to captdalton
Thank God Lane got out of the program he was in and stepped up to the big leagues
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:14 am to DBird
Correct. One has never coached at a real program before now. Thankfully that’s changed
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:19 am to captdalton
$13 million - 0 P4 conference titles, 0 CFP appearances
LSU continues to waste children’s medical treatments on coaches that can’t win shite
LSU continues to waste children’s medical treatments on coaches that can’t win shite
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:22 am to hashtag
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How many conference titles and playoff appearances did each of those coaches have when they got hired at that job?
Smart 0
Day 0
Swinney 0
Sark 0
Lanning 0
Although this is a true statement, it is also stupid one. It was the first HC job for all but Sark. Hard to win a conference or make the playoffs before you become a head coach!!
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:23 am to hashtag
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How many conference titles and playoff appearances did each of those coaches have when they got hired at that job?
Smart 0
Day 0
Swinney 0
Sark 0
Lanning 0
Only one of those coaches has had more than one head coaching job. Sark has been head coach at multiple schools - Washington, USC, Texas. He and Lanning are the two on your list that have not won a title, but Lanning isn’t even 40 years old.
Combined, those 5 coaches have had 7 different head coaching jobs.
LSU is Kiffin’s 6th different head coaching stop.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:25 am to captdalton
Great post. Imagine spending 13 million dollars plus for that.


Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:25 am to DaleGribblesMower
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Correct. One has never coached at a real program before now. Thankfully that’s changed
That is not a nice thing to say about Oregon.
You couldn’t have been talking about Kiffin because USC is a borderline blue blood and Tennessee is a higher tier program than LSU.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:26 am to SECCaptain
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$13 million - 0 P4 conference titles, 0 CFP appearances
LSU continues to waste children’s medical treatments on coaches that can’t win shite
Another Taint alter.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:40 am to DaleGribblesMower
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One has never coached at a real program before now
Next time think before you type.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:45 am to Diamondawg
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These 3 are grossly overpaid. We don't know about Kiffen yet.
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Lincoln Riley (42): $11.5 million - 4 Big 12 titles, 3 CFP appearances
Dabo Swinney (56): $11.4 million - 9 ACC titles, 7 CFP appearances, 2 national titles
Steve Sarkisian (51): $10.8 million - 1 Big 12 title, 2 CFP appearances
At least Dabo and Sarkisian are getting paid for what they've done at their current school. Lincoln is getting paid for what he did at his previous school.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:46 am to Imber
It’s either early or sidetaint
Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:49 am to SECCaptain
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LSU continues to waste children’s medical treatments on coaches that can’t win shite

Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:52 am to captdalton
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Tennessee is a higher tier program than LSU.
What a rivalry!
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