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How much is too much? Buyouts taking center stage in college football

Week 7 in college football was jam-packed with action including upset losses for ranked teams, overtime thrillers and much more. USA TODAY

How much is too much to pay a college football coach not to coach?

As college football moves into the future, this is going to be a more pressing question for many public universities. It certainly has been already in 2018, on the heels of a 2017 season in which the contractual buyout bill for fired coaches reached a collective $70 million by the end of November.

The price tag could be much higher this time around.