Kirby Smart can see what one ascending college football program is doing as a bigger paycheck.
It pays to be the best in the business. Even in the immediate aftermath of the Indiana Hoosiers rolling out the red carpet for Curt Cignetti, Kirby Smart is still the most well-compensated head coach in college football. Cignetti now makes roughly $11.6 million annually to lead IU. This has him third in the country behind Kirby Smart ($13.282 million) and Ryan Day ($12.