The annual USA TODAY Sports database of college football head coach salaries again sees the University of Alabama's Nick Saban atop the list, making more than $9.7 million.
University of Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell ranks No. 45 with $3.4 million, which puts him ahead of several of his "Power Five" counterparts.
Ohio State University head coach Ryan Day ranks No. 9 with a salary of more than $6.6 million.
Coaches of regional relevance making less than Fickell in the University of Louisville's Scott Satterfield (No. 48), West Virginia University's Neal Brown (No.