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UC football coach Luke Fickell talks Bearcats' 24-13 win against Tulsa on Saturday. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com

Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell ranks 63rd in total pay among FBS football coaches, according to USA TODAY's database updated this week.

Fickell's base pay in his third year at UC is $2.3 million, tied with UCF's Josh Heupel for fifth among American Athletic Conference coaches behind South Florida's Charlie Strong ($5 million), Houston's Dana Holgorsen ($3.7 million), Memphis' Mike Norvell ($2.66 million) and Navy's Ken Niumatalolo ($2.