Nobody pays bigger money for assistant coaches than the SEC.
USA Today released its annual coaches salaries database Wednesday and 13 of the top 25 highest-paid coaches in college football were on a coaching staff in the conference.
Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas and Ole Miss all were among the schools with the highest-paid coaches in the nation.
1. Texas A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis: $1.558 million
3. Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin: $1.4 million
4. LSU DC Dave Aranda: $1.315 million (will make $1.8 million next season)
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