When a big-time job opens in college football, everybody gets paid, and right now, with LSU, Florida, Auburn, and Penn State searching for their next head coaches, there are four of them. The Penn State job, which was the first to become available among the powerhouse programs this season, has already resulted in significant raises for two sitting head coaches, and now a third is reportedly in the works.
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti and Nebraska’s Matt Rhule were the first names to emerge as potential replacements for James Franklin, but both are staying put with long-term investments from their current universities.