In the largest deal by total value for any college coach, Dabo Swinney signed a 10-year contract extension that will make him one of the highest paid public employees in the nation for years to come.
The largest deal for a college coach has been signed.
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban signed an 8-year, $98.6 million deal with the school in August that ties him to Alabama until he is 81 years old.
Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart signed a 10-year contract with the school last month.
The highest-paid men's and women's basketball coaches in the country are Kansas' Bill Self and Connecticut's Geno Aurriema.
Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the school. One of the worst years in the history of the program resulted in a 10-3 record and a 14th place finish in the AP Top 25. Less money is spent per year on the extension than on the new one. The name, image and likeness rules that allow players to make money on marketing and endorsement deals is something that Swinney dislikes.
"None of us set markets on what we do, and that's the reason why I get my high salary." Our society is a capitalist one. We live in a free market. Our jobs are so public that it's not surprising. I don't apologize for being successful, even though we didn't get into coaching to make money.
The highest-paid state employee in South Carolina for the next 10 years will be Swinney. A head coach at a public university is the top-paid employee in more than 30 states.
College coaches are among the highest paid public employees.
The highest paid college football head coach in the year 2022.
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