In "least surprising news of the week":
New agreements totaling over $375 million have rocketed salaries for the top head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision into a new stratosphere, led by the first nine-figure contract for a public-school coach in LSU hire Brian Kelly.
Since September, four coaches at public universities — Kelly, Michigan State's Mel Tucker, Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher and Penn State's James Franklin — have signed 10-year deals that rank among the largest in college football history in terms of total value, including new deals and contract extensions.
more: Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney may get more money thanks to new level of high-dollar coaching deals (yahoo.com)
New agreements totaling over $375 million have rocketed salaries for the top head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision into a new stratosphere, led by the first nine-figure contract for a public-school coach in LSU hire Brian Kelly.
Since September, four coaches at public universities — Kelly, Michigan State's Mel Tucker, Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher and Penn State's James Franklin — have signed 10-year deals that rank among the largest in college football history in terms of total value, including new deals and contract extensions.
more: Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney may get more money thanks to new level of high-dollar coaching deals (yahoo.com)