Salaries for college football coaches going up and down
Posted 11/10/2009 2:25 AM ET
Despite the explosion of salaries for college football coaches, they aren't rising at every school. In fact, there are some places where compensation has actually gone down.
Where head coaches' salaries took the greatest percentage leaps in the past three years:
*Based on federal tax returns covering previous fiscal years.
Where head coaches' salaries took the greatest percentage drops in the past three years, in almost every case in the wake of a coaching change:
*Based on federal tax returns covering previous fiscal years. Niumatalolo was an assistant at Navy when promoted to replace Johnson in December 2007.
** 2006 amendment to Hill's contract reduced annual "consulting fees" and added deferred payments.
