NCAA Football Coaches Salaries

Submitted by Wal-Mart Wolverine on

Hopefully this hasn't been posted recently as I came across it on "The Cheat Sheet". Current top 10 salaries of big time college coaches.

 1. Jim Harbaugh - Michigan    $9.004 Mil

 2. Nick Saban - Alabama-        $6.95 Mil

 3. Urban Meyer - Ohio St.        $6.095 Mil

 4. Bob Stoops - Oklahoma       $5.55 Mil

 5. Jimbo Fisher - Florida St.    $5.25 Mil

 6. Charlie Strong - Texas         $5.20 Mil

 7. Kevin Sumlin - Teas A&M    $5.00 Mil

 8. Gus Malzahn - Auburn         $4.73 Mil

 9. Hugh Freeze - Ole Miss        $4.704 Mil

10. James Franklin - Penn St.   $4.50 Mil

All Blue in Cl…

December 4th, 2016 at 5:21 PM ^

No offense but was has Harbaugh done to earn 9 mill and star in milk commercials. Beat OSU please. I WANT TO LIGHT FIREWORKS WHERE I LIVE. Every year I have to hear douche's lifhthe fireworks when they beat Michigan. Starting to have PTSD.

All Blue in Cl…

December 4th, 2016 at 5:59 PM ^

I am entitled to my opinion. I grew up watching Michigan play, lived in Detroit, played football in Detroit. You don't know me. Tired of watching Michigan being laughed at. People think this state is a joke. Harbaugh need's to kick the shit out of these teams. Bring back the 90's please.

UMForLife

December 4th, 2016 at 8:39 PM ^

Harbaugh is the best in the business. You are not going to take a team that had three down years (or more like 10 with one good year) and make them a top ten team two years in a row. Michigan is a tough place to recruit than OSU. You are expecting way too much in second year. This was not a team like Meyer had when he came to OSU. Give him a year or two and come back and make the same comment. Too much expectation.

All Blue in Cl…

December 5th, 2016 at 6:20 AM ^

I think your right, RichRod ran the program into the ground. Harbaugh has turned it around, and digging out of a hole.

I just don't understand how against decent teams offensively they regressed. They don't have the play makers yet. But, if he loses to OSU next year does he get a pass?
He was hired to win, honestly this should have been a playoff year. My question is how long does it take to rebuild a program? This will be the third recruiting cycle.

RedGreene

December 5th, 2016 at 7:08 AM ^

The only reason this "should have been a playoff year" is Harbaugh. It's a small miracle this team had such high expectations in Harbaughs second year.

grumbler

December 5th, 2016 at 7:51 AM ^

I don't believe that Michigan's defense against decent offensive teams regressed at all.

Honestly, this should, indeed, have been a playoff year.  Sometimes, though, the breaks go against you.  You lose games you shouldn't.  It has happened to all coaches.

All Blue in Cl…

December 5th, 2016 at 6:29 AM ^

I hear Michigan is tougher than OSU to recruit. I see,that comment alot, why? I know Michigan talent isn't the greatest in the state. U OF M is a top university, it shouldn't be that difficult, it has a successful NFL coach. To me top recruit's should be lining up.

Living in Ohio, with Detroit roots I see OSU. Meyers system wouldn't work in the NFL, the quater back's wouldn't last. The up tempo has its advantages, but overall I don't think he would be successful in the NFL. So why can't MI recruit like OSU?

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CC

December 5th, 2016 at 7:55 AM ^

2x the number of division 1 recruits. They also don't have another p5 school in the state. To put in perspective the only other school with 100+ recruits and no other schools in state is LSU. UGA is similar since GTU has limitations and GA has +/- 200 recruits.

It's a significant advantage.

SeattleWolverine

December 4th, 2016 at 6:07 PM ^

Harbaugh is proven as probably the best coach in the business at building a program/team from the ground up. 

 

I'm sure I'll get negged to hell for Harbaugh heresy, but In terms of best in the business, just, no. Saban is about to win his 6th national championship in his last 12 seasons as a college coach. Think about that, he's winning national championships at an every other year rate.

 

Meyer has 3 national championships and 5 conference championships. Harbaugh has a Super bowl loss, 0 conference championships and 0 national championships. Love Harbaugh and the future is very bright but at some point you have to be rational about it. Argument to be made that he is the 3rd best coach and I'll buy that. But the gaps between 1 and then 2 and then every one else are pretty large. I think he can do it, but Harbaugh still has a lot to prove. 

big john lives on 67

December 4th, 2016 at 6:43 PM ^

Harbaugh is one of the few to achieve at a high level in the NFL and college football.

Satan failed in the pros and Urbz would never have the guts to try. Because neither can win unless the field is tilted in their direction.

Plus, Harbaugh achieved immediate results. Comparing him in his second year with those who have over 5 years establishing their programs is not sound.

He erased the gap with Sparty in less than one year. And erased the gap with OSU in less than two.




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SeattleWolverine

December 4th, 2016 at 7:05 PM ^

Sparty went 1-8 in B1G, they literally erased the gap with everyone except Rutgers this year. 

 

Agree that we were even with OSU. But then we had a senior experienced team whereas they had a ton of new guys.

 

Yes, Saban was a failure as a pro coach. We're talking college and Saban is dominating college football right now. There are all sorts of college and NFL coaches whose success didnt translate to one or the other.

 

Harbaugh does need more time before we really know how successful he is. Saban won a NC in his 4th year at LSU. NC in his 3rd year at AL. And 5th, 6th, 9th and maybe 10th seasons. So...yeah, if we win the NC 4 of the next 7 seasons Harbaugh will match Saban has done at AL in his first 9 years.

 

Meyer went 9-3 in his 2nd year at BGSU. He went 12-0 in his 2nd year at Utah. He went 13-1 and won a NC in his 2nd year after succeeding Zook at Florida. He went 13-1 w/ another NC in his 4th year. Finished 13-1 and 3rd in his 5th year. He went 12-0 his first year at OSU and 14-1 with a NC in his 3rd year. He is 61-5 at OSU, a record that would require Harbaugh winning the next 41 straight games to match. We can quibble about who inhereted what at various stops etc but those two have exceptional track records of very rapid high level success and national championships. I guess we'll see. But I think you're downplaying how insanely successful those two coaches have been. 

big john lives on 67

December 4th, 2016 at 7:49 PM ^

Harbaugh erased gap with Sparty last year. Before this year - a dumpster fire for them.

Meyer and Saban are clearly hugely successful. I cannot argue there.

It all depends on what your opinion is on what makes a great coach. To me, experience and success in pros and college is huge. In the NFL, there is a mandated level playing field. Your coaching chops are truly tested as a result. No over-signing in the NFL.

Harbaugh engineered the biggest point spread win in college football history. His rebuilds are legendary.

Meyer inherited a machine at OSU. Saban over-signed like a mad man to accelerate his rebuild. None of this was available to Harbaugh.

IMO, it is just unfair to directly compare their results with their current teams with Meyer in year five and Saban in year 8(?).




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LSAClassOf2000

December 4th, 2016 at 5:32 PM ^

$5 million per year gets you fourth in the SEC West? I think I want Kevin Sumlin's job.

Only for a couple years, of course. After that, I will have paid off a few things and bought some others and they can get rid of me. 

jabberwock

December 5th, 2016 at 9:52 AM ^

I love Harbaugh, but you guys are making his dick sore you're working on it so hard.

Michigan isn't THAT hard to recruit to, and Hoke didn't leave the cupboard completely bare.

Harbaugh is doing great, & just about where I expected.

Best coach in the business?  Hardly.

He was a willing participant in setting up last years loss to MSU, the bed-shitting in Iowa this year, & to a lesser extent OSU.

I hope he stays at Michigan for a decade and wins championships,

but after 2 years it's two " 3rd place B1G East" participation trophies.

carolina blue

December 4th, 2016 at 7:28 PM ^

5 mil. But yes. Especially when you cherry pick "3rd in division".
We're 10-2 in a NY6 bowl, clearly getting a lot out of all of his players and showing constant improvement. If we win the bowl game, will finish w/in top 5.

Oh yeah. Almost forgot. IT IS ONLY YEAR 2 AND WE WERE ONE SHITTY CALL AWAY FROM THE PLAYOFF!




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I Want To Believe

December 4th, 2016 at 6:14 PM ^

Wow, I didn't know Harbaugh made 9 mill a year. In that case, he is VASTLY overpaid. Wow. Harbaugh himself said football is a meritocracy, right? In that case, he is overpaid by his own words.

Should not be ahead of Saban or Meyer until he beats one of them or at least wins the big ten.

So far Harbaugh has back to back 3rd place finishes in the east.

Overpaid.




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All Blue in Cl…

December 4th, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^

I'm here for the hilarious gif's. If you devoted bloggers can't handle the truth, you should wear panties. You can neg me all you want. You might hurt my one "I don't care " feeling.

bronxblue

December 4th, 2016 at 8:39 PM ^

I sort of wish the $9M wasn't trotted out because it includes a life-insurance policy Harbaugh can take loans out against but will ultimately be paid back to the University.  By that same logic, Saban had a booster pay his mortgage for $3.1M, and that isn't included in any salary calculations I've seen.  If you are an elite coach, everyone gives you some breaks.  And right now, Harbaugh is worth every penny.

bluedabadee

December 5th, 2016 at 1:57 AM ^

Harbaugh is making ~5 million dollars a year salary. Why on earth would he need to take out a loan? Let alone a 4 million dollar loan?  Surely his finances can't be that bad.

grumbler

December 5th, 2016 at 6:10 AM ^

The $4 million is the per-year premium for a whole-life policy the university has taken out on Harbaugh's life.  Like all whole life policies, the beneficiary can borrow against the actual value of the policy.  It's not that Harbaugh needs to borrow the money, it is just that he can.  I imagine that other coaches have life insurance policies paid by the school that are not included in the salary figures in that article, but that's the Michigan Difference:  Michigan is open about it.

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grumbler

December 5th, 2016 at 8:00 AM ^

Agreed.  People (other than trolls, who are just trolling) who argue that he shouldn't make more than coach X or coach Y until he wins game Z don't understand that michigan didn't hire him just to win game Z.  They hired him to revitalize the program, get season ticket sales back up, excite donors about the future at michigan, etc while maintaining the highest standards of integrity.  He has done evrything he was hired to do, and is worth every penny.  

Brady Hoke got about $3 million a year.  harbaugh gets about $5 million a year.  Is the extra $2 million worth it?  You bet!