USA TODAY Sports has released its annual list of college football head coaches’ salaries. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule is ranked No. 15 out of 122 coaches, earning $8.5 million. That has him tied with Penn State head coach James Franklin.
It should be noted that 15 schools did not release salary information. Northwestern was the only Big Ten school that did not release any information. Georgia’s Kirby Smart is the highest-paid coach, earning over $13 million, while Mark Carney at Kent State was the lowest-paid reported coach, earning $300,000 per year.
Nebraska’s coordinators will make a million dollars or more this season, with first-year defensive coordinator John Butler making $1 million. In 2024, then-defensive coordinator Tony White earned $1.6 million.
Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen will earn $1.2 million this season, but he won’t be the highest-paid member of the offensive staff. Tight ends coach Marcus Satterfield will make $1.4 million in 2025, his salary as offensive coordinator before being replaced by Holgorsen.
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