According to information compiled by CoachingSearch.com, Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall is the second-highest paid new coach in 2016 among those whose contract information is known. Georgia’s Kirby Smart, at $3.75 million, is the top-paid new head coach. This information doesn’t include any bonuses, incentives, and so forth.
Here’s the full information, which doesn’t have information on private universities, although it’s been reported that Miami’s Mark Richt is making over $4 million this year. The ACC’s other new head coach, Syracuse’s Dino Babers, also didn’t have publicly available salary information.
School | 2016 Coach | Contract Length (Years) | 2016 Salary | Previous HC Salary |
Georgia | Kirby Smart | 6 | $3. |