The Highest-Paid Coaches In College Football

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Have you ever wondered how much college football coaches are actually making?

Business Insider has a list of the top 25 highest-paid college football coaches.

Nick Saban topped the list this year, making $11.1 million. Saban, who has eight conference championships and five conference championships, also has a potential bonus of $700,000.

Here are the top 10 highest-paid coaches of the 2017 season:

10. Kevin Sumlin — $5.0 million – Texas A&M

9. Gary Patterson — $5.1 million – Texas Christian

8. Tom Herman — $5.5 million – Texas

7. David Shaw — $5.7 million – Stanford

6. Jimbo Fisher — $5.7 million – Florida State

5. Rich Rodriguez — $6.0 million – Arizona

4. Urban Meyer — $6.4 million – Ohio State

3. Jim Harbaugh — $7.0 million – Michigan

2. Dabo Swinney — $8.5 million – Clemson

1. Nick Saban — $11.1 million – Alabama

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