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10 Highest Paid College Football Coaches in 2021
Coaches at the top of the college football world make a good living.
However, not all college football salaries are created equal.
The highest-paid head coach in college football in 2021 is Alabama's Nick Saban at $9,753,221, over $9 million more than the lowest-paid FBS head coach in ULM's Terry Bowden ($430,000).
Between college football's 10 highest-paid coaches in 2021, they will collectively take home just north of $78.65 million.
The coaches' salaries come from a report in USA Today.
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