The college football coaching carousel is still going. Head coaches and coordinators are on the move all over the country, but the SEC remains the only power conference without a change at head coach.

The highest-paid college football coach is Georgia's Kirby Smart, who makes an average of $13.2 million, per Spotrac. Smart signed a reported 10-year, $130 million deal with the Bulldogs in May 2024. With Smart leading the way, here's a look at the top five highest-paid college football coaches based on average annual salary, via Spotrac:

The Crimson Tide hired former Washigton Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer as a replacement. On a recent " Always College Football " episode, Greg McElroy explained why he was "bullish" on DeBoer but also impressed.

Colorado and coach Deion Sanders have agreed on a contract extension through the 2029 season that puts Sanders into the $10 million club as one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in college football. The five-year deal worth $54 million total will put Sanders at $10 million for 2025-26,

These are college football's 10 highest-paid head coaches heading into the 2025 season after Colorado gave Deion Sanders an extension.

Coach after coach, from Miami’s Jim Larrañaga to Virginia’s Tony Bennett to Villanova’s Jay Wright, have walked away from college basketball, saying it no longer holds the appeal it once did.

Deion Sanders' new contract with Colorado moves him into rare air among the highest-paid college football coaches.