Keeping up with the spending of some of the power conference teams in college football is getting more and more difficult. Because those schools have so much in terms of financial resources, they can afford to pay the best coaches and players to come to their schools.
But there are still some G6 programs that can pay their coaches some pretty solid salaries.
Here’s a ranking of the highest-paid coaches in the Pac-12, according to USA Today’s numbers from last year:
Note: Not every head coaching salary is public information, as they might coach at a private school, so not every figure is available in USA Today’s database. Also, some of these coaches are no longer with their teams.
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Which Coach In The Pac-12 Has The Biggest Salary?
Spencer Danielson from Boise State was the highest-paid coach among teams that will be in the Pac-12 at $2 million last year.
Highest-Paid College Football Coaches In The Pac-12, Ranked
| Rank | Name | Salary |
| 1 | Spencer Danielson | $2 million |
| 2 | Trent Bray | $2 million |
| 3 | Bronco Mendenhall | $2 million |
| 4 | Jay Norvell | $1.9 million |
| 5 | Sean Lewis | $1.9 million |
| 6 | GJ Kinne | $1.6 million |
| 7 | Jimmy Rogers | $1.3 million |
| 8 | Matt Entz | $1.1 million |
