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Mike Gundy among Top 10 in College Football Salaries
OSU among the biggest spenders in CFB.
Oklahoma State is among the biggest spenders when it comes to head coaching salaries, according to USA Today‘s latest list. Mike Gundy comes in tied for No. 10 in based on this list with a base pay of $5 million. That’s up from 18th last season when his salary was $4.2 million before his offseason raise.
This does not include an incentive bonus of $62,500 Gundy was paid during the 2017-18 school year or $900,000 in potential bonuses this season. He has a buyout $16.25 million.
By the way, this is the look of a man who knows he’s got a $38-plus million buyout and that termination with cause it a real thing.
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Top 25 Coaches Salaries
| Rank | School | Conference | Coach | 2017-18 Salary | School Buyout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | $8,307,000.00 | 33,600,000.00 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Urban Meyer | $7,600,000.00 | 38,058,402.00 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | Jim Harbaugh | $7,504,000.00 | 17,111,110.00 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | SEC | Jimbo Fisher | $7,500,000.00 | 68,125,000.00 |
| 5 | Auburn | SEC | Gus Malzahn | $6,700,000.00 | 32,143,750.00 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | Kirby Smart | $6,603,600.00 | 27,917,500.00 |
| 7 | Clemson | ACC | Dabo Swinney | $6,205,000.00 | 35,000,000.00 |
| 8 | Florida | SEC | Dan Mullen | $6,070,000.00 | 12,000,000.00 |
| 9 | Texas | Big 12 | Tom Herman | $5,500,000.00 | 15,416,667.00 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big Ten | Scott Frost | $5,000,000.00 | 25,416,667.00 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Mike Gundy | $5,000,000.00 | 16,250,000.00 |
| 10 | Florida State | ACC | Willie Taggart | $5,000,000.00 | 21,958,333.00 |
| 10 | Illinois | Big Ten | Lovie Smith | $5,000,000.00 | 12,636,991.00 |
| 14 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | Gary Patterson | $4,840,717.00 | — |
| 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | James Franklin | $4,800,000.00 | 18,375,000.00 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Lincoln Riley | $4,800,000.00 | 20,833,333.00 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | Kirk Ferentz | $4,700,000.00 | 22,396,250.00 |
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Mark Dantonio | $4,390,417.00 | 7,000,000.00 |
| 19 | Washington | Pac-12 | Chris Petersen | $4,375,000.00 | 26,354,166.00 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-12 | David Shaw | $4,311,543.00 | — |
| 21 | South Carolina | SEC | Will Muschamp | $4,200,000.00 | 18,650,000.00 |
| 22 | Miami (Fla.) | ACC | Mark Richt | $4,058,061.00 | — |
| 23 | Kentucky | SEC | Mark Stoops | $4,000,000.00 | 15,625,000.00 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | ACC | Justin Fuente | $4,000,000.00 | 15,000,000.00 |
| 25 | Louisville | ACC | Bobby Petrino | $3,980,434.00 | 14,056,250.00 |
Gundy is behind Tom Herman and Gary Patterson among Big 12 coaches (both reported at $5.5 million). Lincoln Riley is just behind Gundy at $4.8 million after his recent raise.
Private institutions like Baylor are not required to report salary figures but I added those numbers as reported by Coaches Hot Seat.
Big 12 Salaries
| Rank | Coach | School | 2017-18 Salary | 2017-18 Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Herman | Texas | $5,500,000 | 7-6 |
| 2 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | $5,000,000 | 10-3 |
| 3 | Gary Patterson | TCU | $4,840,717.00 | 11-3 |
| 4 | Lincoln Riley | Oklahoma | $4,800,000 | 12-2 |
| 5 | Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech | $3,703,975 | 6-7 |
| 6 | Dana Holgorsen | West Virginia | $3,550,000 | 7-6 |
| 7 | Matt Rhule | Baylor | $3,500,000 | 1-11 |
| 8 | Bill Snyder | Kansas State | $3,500,000 | 8-5 |
| 9 | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | $3,500,000 | 8-5 |
| 10 | David Beaty | Kansas | $1,701,109 | 1-11 |
Mike Gundy is doing just fine — especially based on the median income in Payne County.
His antics can quickly flip from lovable to poignant and his multiple flirtations with other schools has drawn the ire of fans an alumni alike, but it’s hard to argue with Gundy’s on-field success (and money earned as a result) compared to some of his counterparts.
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