The salaries of college football coaches across the nation have skyrocketed in recent years, as programs flex their financial muscles in a supercompetitive athletic arms race.
To wit, the Texas A&M Aggies last season paid head coach Jimbo Fisher more than three times what predecessor Kevin Sumlin earned in 2012.
To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Aggies Wire lists the annual compensation paid out to Texas A&M 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.]