In the simplest of terms, college coaches are like antique cars. When it comes to determining what the selling price should be, the simple answer is, whatever anyone is willing to pay.
Now with the simple part of the equation out of the way, explaining how they got the pay they did, the harder part of the question arises and is harder to answer. That question is are they worth what they’re being paid? And the answer to that varies between coach to coach and is quite debatable and subjective.
But this article is going to look at the highest paid ten coaches in college football and determine at least from this writer’s wit and wisdom who is worth the money they’re being being paid and why.