The salaries of college football head coaches have soared in recent years as schools have made massive financial commitments in hopes of building winning programs.
Several Big Ten coaches, including James Franklin, Ryan Day and Mel Tucker rank among the highest-paid coaches in the nation.
With the 2021 regular season in the books, we’re interested in which Big Ten teams got the biggest bang for their bucks in regard to head coach earnings.
Rutgers Wire ranks the earnings of the conference’s head football coaches in the list below.
[Source: USA TODAY coaching salary database]
Also see:
• Ranking the Pac-12 football coach salaries
The Big Ten Wires Network:
Michigan / Michigan St. / Ohio St. / Penn St. / Rutgers / Wisconsin