According to the annual USA Today survey of college football coaching salaries, the Sooner head coach’s $6.4 million annual salary ranks ninth among college coaches. That’s up from 16th a year ago. Riley received a contract extension in January this year that runs through the 2024 season.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney passed Alabama’s Nick Saban as college football’s highest paid coach. Swinney reportedly will make $9.3 million this year, not including bonus. Saban’s annual salary is $8.7 million.
Jim Harbaugh of Michigan is third with an annual salary of $7.