Top 10 Highest Paid College Football Coaches in 2025
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T-10) Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri Tigers
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 50-25 (6 seasons)
Record at Ole Miss: 38-24 (5 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 3 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 1
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +10000 | SEC: +5000
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1) Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs
2025 Salary: $13.2 million
Career Record: 105-19 (9 seasons)
Record at UGA: 105-19 (9 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 8 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 8
CFP Appearances: 3 | National Championships: 2FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +700 | SEC: +390
2) Ryan Day, Ohio State Buckeyes
2025 Salary: $12.5 million
Career Record: 70-10 (7 seasons)
Record at OSU: 70-10 (7 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 7 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 7
CFP Appearances: 6 | National Championships: 1FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +600 | Big Ten: +170
3) Dabo Swinney, Clemson Tigers
2025 Salary: $11.5 million
Career Record: 180-47 (17 seasons)
Record at Clemson: 180-47 (17 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 15 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 7
CFP Appearances: 7 | National Championships: 2FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +1800 | ACC: +270
4) Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longorns
2025 Salary: $10.9 million
Career Record: 84-52 (11 seasons)
Record at Texas: 38-17 (4 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 10 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 4
CFP Appearances: 2 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +650 | SEC: +210
5) Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Crimson Tide
2025 Salary: $10.25 million
Career Record: 46-13 (5 seasons)
Record at Alabama: 9-4 (1 season)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 3 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 2
CFP Appearances: 1 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +1600 | SEC: +700
6) Lincoln Riley, USC Trojans
2025 Salary: $10.1 million
Career Record: 81-24 (8 seasons)
Record at USC: 26-14 (3 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 6 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 5
CFP Appearances: 3 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +12000 | Big Ten: +4500
T-7) Bill Belichick, North Carolina Tarheels
2025 Salary: $10 million
Career Record: 302-165 (29 years in the NFL)
Record at UNC: 0-0
AP Top 25 Finishes: 0 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 0
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +13000 | ACC: +2000
T-7) Mike Norvell, Florida State Seminoles
2025 Salary: $10 million
Career Record: 71-43 (9 seasons)
Record at FSU: 33-27 (5 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 4 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 1
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +10000 | ACC: +1600
9) Brian Kelly, LSU Tigers
2025 Salary: $9.9 million
Career Record: 195-73 (21 seasons)
Record at LSU: 29-11 (3 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 13 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 5
CFP Appearances: 2 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +2000 | SEC: +1000
T-10) Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Rebels
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 106-52 (13 seasons)
Record at Ole Miss: 44-18 (5 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 5 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 2
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +2300 | SEC: +1000
T-10) Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 33-10 (4 seasons)
Record at ND: 33-10 (4 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 4 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 2
CFP Appearances: 1 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +1200
T-10) Mark Stoops, Kentucky Wildcats
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 77-73 (12 seasons)
Record at UK: 77-73 (12 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 2 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 0
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +40000 | SEC: +30000
T-10) Josh Heupel, Tennessee Volunteers
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 65-23 (7 seasons)
Record at Tennessee: 37-15 (4 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 5 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 2
CFP Appearances: 1 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +1600 | SEC: +700
T-10) Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri Tigers
2025 Salary: $9 million
Career Record: 50-25 (6 seasons)
Record at Ole Miss: 38-24 (5 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 3 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 1
CFP Appearances: 0 | National Championships: 0FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +10000 | SEC: +5000
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1) Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs
2025 Salary: $13.2 million
Career Record: 105-19 (9 seasons)
Record at UGA: 105-19 (9 seasons)
AP Top 25 Finishes: 8 | AP Top 10 Finishes: 8
CFP Appearances: 3 | National Championships: 2FUTURES ODDS
National Championship: +700 | SEC: +390
