USA Today Sports has released it’s annual Coaches Compensation Report, and contains the salaries, bonuses, and buyouts and where they rank among their peers for the 2024 college football season. So where does Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops rank?
Stoops will make a total of $9,013,600 for this season, including a $9 million base salary plus bonuses. That makes him the ninth highest paid coach this season in the country. It’s the fifth highest in the SEC.
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Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart leads the way at over $13 million, Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns is second in the SEC and third overall at over $10 million, and Kalen DeBoer of the Alabama Crimson Tide is at $10 million, putting him 3rd in the SEC and seventh overall.
There’s little doubt that the Stoops era at Kentucky has been one of the more successful in school history. They have been to eight straight bowl games, and have managed to be relevant in a tough SEC. He earned an extension in 2022, and is now paid as a top ten head coach.