USA Today compiles annual rankings of NCAA football head coaching salaries from around the country. Today they released an updated ranking taking into account announced salary reductions for the 2020 season along with overall contract reductions as a result of COVID-19. These cuts are broken down by school related and overall compensation, and the exact details on methodology are available here.
Overall, the Big Ten prior to cuts had two coaches in the top-10 of pay, with Harbaugh leading the Big Ten and ranked No. 4 nationally. Five schools rank in the top-15, and nine rank in the top-25 (Penn State’s James Franklin and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm edge Minnesota’s P.