UConn set for complete staff overhaul - Footballscoop But never say never and the coaching profession rarely dives into absolutes. College football coaching salaries have skyrocketed since Steve Spurrier became the first $1 million head coach in 1996. TEXAS CHRISTIAN:Because school is private, total pay for Sonny Cumbie is from schools most recently available federal tax return. 4. Matt Campbell, Iowa State -- $28.333 million The five highest-paid coaches by conference: American 1. What is the lowest pay for a Track Coach at Parras Middle School? The long-time Clemson assistant cashed $2,161,500 this season and took one of the largest reductions among the top earners. Clemson University's Board of Trustees Compensation Committee officially approved raises for the Clemson football staff on Thursday. School has committed to repay reduction amounts prior to expirations of coaches contracts. Three of UBs four new on-field coordinators will earn an annual salary of at least $100,000, including offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery, who will earn $160,000 a year. 9 in both polls) and played in the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Game. (Effective Aug. 8, 2018, the NCAA reinstated a rule that requires athletics department employees to annually disclose athletically related income from non-university sources.). Of the 24 assistants over the million-dollar mark last season, only six of them were offensive coordinators. Jordan Sims joined the football program as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach in January 2020. According to the USA Today database, there were 24 assistant coaches making at least $1million in salary in 2019 with five schools Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, South Carolina and Tennessee having multiple assistants making at least that much. The 2020 edition of the USA TODAY Sports survey came with an additional category due to the unique circumstances of the season. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. That's how confident the Aggies were in landing the Florida State head coach following Kevin Sumlin's exit and his hefty buyout.