USA Today's annual list of highest-paid college football coaches is out, and Nick Saban once again tops it.
The Alabama head coach's salary has climbed above the $11.4 million mark, outpacing Clemson's Dabo Swinney by more than half a million dollars. Two-time defending national champion Kirby Smart is third at $10.7 million.
The full list (rounded to the nearest hundred thousand):
1. Nick Saban, Alabama -- $11.4 million
2. Dabo Swinney, Clemson -- $10.9 million
3. Kirby Smart, Georgia -- $10.7 million
4. Ryan Day, Ohio State -- $10.3 million
5. Mel Tucker, Michigan State -- $10 million
6. Brian Kelly, LSU -- $9.975 million
7. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M -- $9.15 million
8. Mark Stoops, Kentucky -- $9 million
9. Josh Heupel, Tennessee -- $9 million
9. Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss -- $9 million
11. James Franklin, Penn State -- $8.5 million
12. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan -- $8.25 million
13. Luke Fickell, Wisconsin -- $7.625 million
13. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State -- $7.625 million
15. Mike Norvell, Florida State -- $7.3 million
16. Billy Napier, Florida -- $7.27 million
17. Brent Venables, Oklahoma -- $7.1 million
18. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa -- $7 million
19. Dan Lanning, Oregon -- $6.625 million
20. Hugh Freeze, Auburn -- $6.5 million
20. Bret Bielema, Illinois -- $6.5 million
22. Sam Pittman, Arkansas -- $6.358 million
23. Kyle Whittingham, Utah -- $6.325 million
24. Shane Beamer, South Carolina -- $6.125 million
25. Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri -- $6 million
And because we're bound by law to mention him, Deion Sanders is tied for 32nd at $5.5 million. He earns an equal amount to Maryland's Mike Locksley, Nebraska's Matt Rhule, and Louisville's Jeff Brohm.
The highest-paid head coaches at schools outside the current Power 5 conferences are:
1. Willie Fritz, Tulane -- $2.842 million
2. Jeff Traylor, UTSA -- $2.55 million
3. Alex Golesh, South Florida -- $2.5 million
4. Mike Houston, East Carolina -- $2.355 million
5. Craig Bohl, Wyoming -- $2.337 million
6. Brent Brennan, San Jose State -- $2.3 million
7. Ryan Silverfield, Memphis -- $1.9 million
8. Jim Mora, UConn -- $1.8 million
9. Barry Odom, UNLV -- $1.785 million
10. Andy Avalos, Boise State -- $1.75 million
USA Today's assistant coaches database has not been updated at this time.
View the full list here.