Who are the highest-paid college football coaches in 2016?
Over the last 25 years, big time college football has turned into a billion dollar industry. Television contracts have grown exponentially, bowl game payouts continue to increase, and attendance figures remain massive all over the country. As a direct result, head coaches are now making more money than ever before.
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Schools are now finding creative ways — performance incentives, sponsorships, and in some cases, the use of private jets — to compensate coaches. And the results are eye-opening. Here is a look at the 11 highest-paid college football coaches in the country.
- By Jimmy Kaylor, The Cheat Sheet
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