Saban, Swinney, Smart dominate list of highest paid coaches

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October 3, 2023

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The list is out. USA Today released its rankings of the highest-paid public university football coaches across the country.

As reported, SEC coaches dominate the top of the chart, with half of the conference’s 14 coaches making more than $9 million total per year.

At the top of the latest ranking is, no surprise, University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, widely leading the pack at $11.4 million per year.

Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @Grayson270

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