The salaries of college football coaches have reached dizzying heights in recent years as schools chase victories and championships.
With a dozen national championships this century, the Southeastern Conference dominates the college football landscape. So it should come as no surprise that SEC coaches such as Nick Saban and Kirby Smart rank among the highest-paid figures in their profession this season.
With the 2021 regular season in the books, we’re interested in which SEC teams got the biggest bang for their bucks in regard to head coach earnings.
Razorbacks 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 Big Ten football coach salaries
• Ranking the Pac-12 football coach salaries
The SEC Wires network:
Alabama / Arkansas / Auburn / Florida / Georgia / LSU / Tennessee