Published March 1, 2013 - 9:42am
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Kevin Sumlin received a sexy bump in salary yesterday from $2 million to $3.1 million per year. And by several accounts, including my own opinion, TAMU is getting a bargain. Sumlin may be a top-five coach in college football.
The following is an up-to-date chart of the head coaches’ current salaries, compiled from several reports.
| Head Coach | School | Salary |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | $5.3 million |
| Les Miles | LSU | $3.7 million |
| Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | $3.5 million |
| Bret Bielema | Arkansas | $3.2 million |
| Mark Richt | Georgia | $3.2 million |
| Kevin Sumlin | Texas A&M | $3.1 million |
| James Franklin | Vanderbilt | $3.0 million* |
| Butch Jones | Tennessee | $2.9 million |
| Gary Pinkel | Missouri | $2.7 million |
| Dan Mullen | Mississippi State | $2.6 million |
| Will Muschamp | Florida | $2.4 million |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | $2.3 million |
| Mark Stoops | Kentucky | $2.2 million |
| Hugh Freeze | Ole Miss | $2.0 million |
* Franklin’s $3 million is estimated
Gary Pinkel may be one of the more overpaid in the conference. However, prior to 2012, Pinkel was 48-19 in the last five years with three bowl victories.
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Richt recieved a raise in Feb. He is now up to $3.2M a year. I think that is fair considering the three coaches above him in this list all have won national championships.
Thanks. I adjusted it to reflect the correct amount.
With Pinkel,
I think the pay was good given his success prior to the 2012 season. It’s hard to reduce pay – but I’m sure Mizzou could try it. I think Gary will get 1-2 more seasons to improve and if their not at least 7-5, then Mizzou will be looking for a new head coach.