The salaries of college football head coaches have soared in recent years, as the arms race among the nation’s top programs has escalated rapidly.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are no exception. To wit, Scott Frost in 2021 earned almost double what Bo Pelini was paid back in 2012 to run the Huskers program.
To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Cornhuskers Wire lists the annual compensation paid out to University of Nebraska head football coaches over the past decade below.
[Source: USA TODAY college football coaching salary database; figures do not include income from non-university sources, incentive bonuses or the value of perks and benefits.]