Coaching Salaries/ Bonuses at Seasons End.

[fowl_mood]

We've had a few of these discussions this fall but it seems like a good time to review. We have a good fix on the big earners and USA Today just gifted us a nice piece on bonus pay.

Clearly, the top dogs (whether they have earned it or not are at the 7.5M and above level. There is a second layer at 5-7 Mil for coaches at big schools. Then 3-5 for newer coaches at large schools, and a bunch of folks below that. (Clearly, Beamer needs a little kick.)

Then there is this. The bonuses for coaches are interesting, especially Jamie Chadwell's. He has a bunch of reasons to raise the level of play down at the beach.

College football head coaches end season at $13.6 million in bonuses from public schools

Public-school college football head coaches topped $1.8 million in bonuses from bowl games, final polls. A look at all bonuses earned this season.

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Highest-paid college football coaches 2024: Bill Belichick salary among top CFB coach salaries

Who is the highest paid coach in college football? Here are the salaries for the highest paid college football coaches in 2025.

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[coolcock2001]

(Clearly, Beamer needs a little kick.)

People were ready to lose their minds if Ray offered him an extension as of a few weeks ago

 

[turncock]

People were ready to lose their minds if Ray offered him an extension as of a few weeks ago

Probably so. Personally don't believe we should right now. As well as we played in the UNC game, we were equally as bad in the game prior. Year 2 should provide much more clarity on overall direction.

 

[uscg1984]

I know it's a pipe dream, but I would like to see heavier incentive-based contracts for guys who haven't yet proven themselves to be among the elite coaches. For a P5 coach, something like a base contract of $2.5m with a $500,000 bonus for every win over 6 and an additional $250,000 (on top of the $500k) for every win over 9. Add in another $250,000 (on top of the $750k) for every win over 11. Set the amounts and the benchmarks commensurate with the _actual_ expectations. If you win 6 games, you're still going to be among the lowest paid coaches in the conference. Win 14 games and you'll be paid at a level similar to the elite coaches in the country.

Instead, it seems like the trend now is to sign a guy a championship-caliber contract and then hopes he proves worthy of it down the road.