College Football · 2026 · Coach BuyoutsBuyouts

Buyouts, contracts and athletic leadership across every FBS program.

138 programs · 126 buyout figures · $2.25B projected total · $9.65M median · Dec. 1, 2026 projection · Research through Oct. 9

BUYOUTSchool-side obligation if fired without cause · Dec. 1, 2026

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Buyout ranking

138 of 138 programs

IndianaBig TenCurt Cignetti$92.6MCONTRACT20242033~$13.2MScott Dolson6.3 yrs

GeorgiaSECKirby Smart$92.1MCONTRACT20162033$13.0MJosh Brooks5.8 yrs

AlabamaSECKalen DeBoer$69.4MCONTRACT20242033$12.5MGreg Byrne9.6 yrs

USCBig TenLincoln Riley$68.4MREPORTED20222032$11.0MJennifer Cohen3.2 yrs

NebraskaBig TenMatt Rhule$64.5MCONTRACT20232032~$10.0MTroy Dannen2.6 yrs

LSUSECLane Kiffin$63.3MCONTRACT20262032$13.0MVerge Ausberry0.9 yrs

Penn StateBig TenMatt Campbell$62.7MCONTRACT20262025$8.0MPat Kraft4.3 yrs

Ohio StateBig TenRyan Day$59.4MCONTRACT20192031$12.5MRoss Bjork2.3 yrs

OregonBig TenDan Lanning$57.8MCONTRACT20222032$9.6MRob Mullens16.3 yrs

ClemsonACCDabo Swinney$57.0MCONTRACT20092031$11.5MGraham Neff4.8 yrs

Texas A&MSECMike Elko$55.5MCONTRACT20242031~$11.7MTrev Alberts2.6 yrs

OklahomaSECBrent Venables$54.7MDERIVED20222032$10.0MRoger Denny0.6 yrs

TexasSECSteve Sarkisian$50.9MCONTRACT20212031$11.1MChris Del Conte8.8 yrs

Notre DameIndependentMarcus Freeman$50.8MDERIVED20212031~$10.0MPete Bevacqua2.5 yrs

IllinoisBig TenBret Bielema$50.5MCONTRACT20212032$7.7MJosh Whitman10.6 yrs

Florida StateACCMike Norvell$50.2MCONTRACT20202031$10.3MBruce WarwickINTERIM0.1 yrs

LouisvilleACCJeff Brohm$47.7MCONTRACT20232033$6.3MJosh Heird4.9 yrs

MissouriSECEli Drinkwitz$44.4MCONTRACT20202031$10.3MLaird Veatch2.4 yrs

MiamiACCMario Cristobal$42.4MDERIVED20222031$8.3MBrian Baptiste & Rachelle PaulINTERIM0.4 yrs

Virginia TechACCJames Franklin$35.5MCONTRACT20262030$6.0MBrian White0.3 yrs

SMUACCRhett Lashlee$29.6MDERIVED20222032$4.9MDamon Evans1.5 yrs

Texas TechBig 12Joey McGuire$29.5MCONTRACT20222033$6.5MKirby Hocutt15.6 yrs

PittsburghACCPat Narduzzi$28.7MDERIVED20152030$7.0MAllen Greene1.9 yrs

AuburnSECAlex Golesh$28.5MCONTRACT20262031$6.8MJohn Cohen3.9 yrs

WashingtonBig TenJedd Fisch$27.2MCONTRACT20242030—Pat Chun2.5 yrs

Arizona StateBig 12Kenny Dillingham$27.1MCONTRACT20232030$6.4MGraham Rossini2.4 yrs

FloridaSECJon Sumrall$26.5MCONTRACT20262031$7.5MScott Stricklin9.9 yrs

ColoradoBig 12Deion Sanders$26.1MCONTRACT20232029$10.0MFernando Lovo0.8 yrs

MichiganBig TenKyle Whittingham$25.8MCONTRACT20262031$8.0MWarde Manuel10.7 yrs

VirginiaACCTony Elliott$25.1MCONTRACT20222031$5.4MCarla Williams9.0 yrs

MinnesotaBig TenP.J. Fleck$23.3MCONTRACT20172030$7.9MMark Coyle10.4 yrs

South CarolinaSECShane Beamer$22.5MCONTRACT20212030$8.3MJeremiah Donati1.9 yrs

VanderbiltSECClark Lea$21.9MDERIVED20212031$4.3MCandice Storey Lee6.7 yrs

Ole MissSECPete Golding$21.6MCONTRACT20252030$6.8MKeith Carter7.4 yrs

TennesseeSECJosh Heupel$21.4MCONTRACT20212030$9.0MDanny White5.8 yrs

WisconsinBig TenLuke Fickell$21.3MREPORTED20232031$7.8MShawn Eichorst0.2 yrs

DukeACCManny Diaz$21.2MDERIVED20242031$4.2MNina King5.1 yrs

PurdueBig TenBarry Odom$20.6MCONTRACT20252030$6.0MTommy McClelland0.1 yrs

IowaBig TenKirk Ferentz$19.6MCONTRACT19992030~$7.0MBeth Goetz3.2 yrs

ArkansasSECRyan Silverfield$19.3MCONTRACT20262030$6.5MHunter Yurachek8.9 yrs

ArizonaBig 12Brent Brennan$19.2MCONTRACT20242030$4.7MDesireé Reed-Francois2.6 yrs

HoustonBig 12Willie Fritz$19.0MCONTRACT20242028$4.5MEddie Nuñez2.1 yrs

Georgia TechACCBrent Key$18.8MCONTRACT20232030$6.2MRyan Alpert1.3 yrs

Michigan StateBig TenPat Fitzgerald$18.7MCONTRACT20262031$5.0MDan Bartholomae0.1 yrs

RutgersBig TenGreg Schiano$18.5MREPORTED20202029$6.8MKeli Zinn1.2 yrs

KansasBig 12Lance Leipold$17.9MREPORTED2021——Travis Goff5.5 yrs

South FloridaAmericanBrian Hartline$17.8MDERIVED20262031$3.5MRob Higgins1.1 yrs

UCLABig TenBob Chesney$17.3MCONTRACT20262030$5.4MTim Harris0.1 yrs

KentuckySECWill Stein$16.7MCONTRACT20262031$5.5MJ Batt0.2 yrs

UtahBig 12Morgan Scalley$16.7MCONTRACT20262030$5.1MMark Harlan8.4 yrs

CaliforniaACCTosh Lupoi$16.3MDERIVED20262030~$4.0MJay Larson & Jenny Simon-O'Neill1.3 yrs

Iowa StateBig 12Jimmy Rogers$15.5MCONTRACT20262032$3.0MJamie PollardRETIRING21.1 yrs

NorthwesternBig TenDavid Braun$15.5MDERIVED20232031$3.0MMark Jackson2.1 yrs

BaylorBig 12Dave Aranda$13.3MDERIVED20202029$4.3MDoug McNamee0.8 yrs

Kansas StateBig 12Collin Klein$13.3MCONTRACT20262030$4.1MGene Taylor9.5 yrs

TCUBig 12Sonny Dykes$13.1MDERIVED20222028$6.3MMike Buddie1.8 yrs

Oklahoma StateBig 12Eric Morris$12.6MCONTRACT20262031$3.8MChad Weiberg5.3 yrs

UCFBig 12Scott Frost$12.4MCONTRACT20252030$4.2MTerry Mohajir5.7 yrs

LibertyConference USAJamey Chadwell$12.3MDERIVED20232029$5.9MIan McCaw9.9 yrs

North CarolinaACCBill Belichick$10.8MCONTRACT20252029$10.0MSteve Newmark0.3 yrs

NC StateACCDave Doeren$10.0MDERIVED20132029$6.4MBoo Corrigan7.5 yrs

ArmyAmericanJeff Monken$9.8MDERIVED20142030$2.4MTom Theodorakis1.6 yrs

UTSAAmericanJeff Traylor$9.7MREPORTED20202031$2.5MLisa Campos8.9 yrs

UConnIndependentJason Candle$9.6MCONTRACT20252031$2.5MDavid Benedict10.6 yrs

MarylandBig TenMike Locksley$9.3MCONTRACT20192028$6.4MJames E. (Jim) Smith1.2 yrs

Utah StatePac-12Bronco Mendenhall$9.2MREPORTED20242031~$2.1MCameron Walker1.0 yrs

UNLVMountain WestDan Mullen$8.6MREPORTED20242029$3.5MErick Harper4.8 yrs

North Dakota StateMountain WestTim Polasek$8.2MDERIVED20232033—Matt Larsen12.0 yrs

Colorado StatePac-12Jim Mora$8.1MCONTRACT20252030$2.4MJohn Weber2.4 yrs

North TexasAmericanNeal Brown$8.0MCONTRACT20262031$1.5MJared Mosley3.8 yrs

Texas StatePac-12G.J. Kinne$8.0MREPORTED20222031$1.6MDon Coryell5.1 yrs

Washington StatePac-12Kirby Moore$8.0MDERIVED20252030$2.0MJon Haarlow0.5 yrs

Mississippi StateSECJeff Lebby$7.7MREPORTED2024—$4.5MZac Selmon3.7 yrs

New MexicoMountain WestJason Eck$7.3MDERIVED20242030$1.6MRyan Berryman0.6 yrs

Florida AtlanticAmericanZach Kittley$7.1MDERIVED20252030$1.8MJosh McCowan0.2 yrs

Boston CollegeACCBill O'Brien$7.0MDERIVED20242028$3.4MBlake James4.3 yrs

Boise StatePac-12Spencer Danielson$6.9MCONTRACT20232031$2.1MJeramiah Dickey5.8 yrs

SyracuseACCFran Brown$6.4MDERIVED20242028$3.1MBryan Blair0.3 yrs

MemphisAmericanCharles Huff$6.2MCONTRACT20262030$1.8MDr. Ed Scott2.2 yrs

West VirginiaBig 12Rich Rodriguez$5.9MCONTRACT20252029$3.6MWren Baker3.9 yrs

CincinnatiBig 12Scott Satterfield$5.8MCONTRACT20232028$3.8MJohn Cunningham6.8 yrs

Kennesaw StateConference USAJerry Mack$5.4MDERIVED20232031—Milton Overton8.9 yrs

Oregon StatePac-12JaMarcus Shephard$5.1MCONTRACT20252030$1.6MKevin Griffin0.3 yrs

Air ForceMountain WestTroy Calhoun$4.8MDERIVED20072029$1.6MDr. Nancy HixsonINTERIM0.3 yrs

James MadisonSun BeltBilly Napier$4.5MDERIVED20252031$1.1MMatt Roan2.5 yrs

ToledoMACMike Jacobs$4.5MDERIVED20252030$1.0MTom Moreland0.4 yrs

Western MichiganMACLance Taylor$4.0MDERIVED20222030$1.2MAlex Gary0.0 yrs

San Diego StatePac-12Sean Lewis$3.9MCONTRACT20232029—John David Wicker10.0 yrs

UMassMACJoe Harasymiak$3.9MREPORTED20242029~$1.4MRyan Bamford11.5 yrs

Fresno StatePac-12Matt Entz$3.8MREPORTED20242029$1.4MGarrett Klassy2.2 yrs

Old DominionSun BeltRicky Rahne$3.7MDERIVED20192029$1.1MDr. Camden Wood Selig16.3 yrs

TulsaAmericanTre Lamb$3.7MDERIVED20252029~$1.2MJustin Moore2.2 yrs

UABAmericanAlex Mortensen$3.5MCONTRACT20252031$1.0MAndy KennedyINTERIM0.1 yrs

MarshallSun BeltTony Gibson$3.2MREPORTED20242030$1.0MGerald J. Harrison1.2 yrs

East CarolinaAmericanBlake Harrell$2.8MCONTRACT20242030$1.5MJon Gilbert7.8 yrs

San Jose StateMountain WestKen Niumatalolo$2.7MREPORTED20242028$1.5MJeff Konya5.2 yrs

FIUConference USAWillie Simmons$2.6MDERIVED20242029—Scott Carr4.9 yrs

Jacksonville StateConference USACharles Kelly$2.6MCONTRACT20242029$1.0MGreg Seitz10.6 yrs

Georgia SouthernSun BeltClay Helton$2.5MREPORTED20212030—Chris Davis2.0 yrs

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Missouri StateConference USACasey Woods$2.4MCONTRACT20252030—Patrick Ransdell2.1 yrs

101

Southern MissSun BeltBlake Anderson$2.2MCONTRACT20252029—Jeremy McClain7.5 yrs

102

Middle TennesseeConference USADerek Mason$2.1MCONTRACT20232028$1.0MChris Massaro21.5 yrs

103

Sam HoustonConference USAPhil Longo$2.1MREPORTED20242029—Bobby Williams29.2 yrs

104

WyomingMountain WestJay Sawvel$2.1MCONTRACT20232028$1.1MTom Burman20.0 yrs

105

Central MichiganMACMatt Drinkall$2.0MCONTRACT20242029—Amy Folan6.0 yrs

106

CharlotteAmericanTim Albin$2.0MCONTRACT20252029—Kevin White0.6 yrs

107

Kent StateMACMark Carney$2.0MCONTRACT20252029—Randale L. Richmond5.4 yrs

108

NevadaMountain WestJeff Choate$2.0MCONTRACT20242028$1.1MStephanie Rempe4.3 yrs

109

Western KentuckyConference USATyson Helton$2.0MREPORTED20182028—Todd Stewart14.5 yrs

110

Appalachian StateSun BeltDowell Loggains$1.9MCONTRACT20242029$1.0MDoug Gillin11.3 yrs

111

Arkansas StateSun BeltButch Jones$1.7MREPORTED20202029—Chris Pezman1.4 yrs

112

BuffaloMACPete Lembo$1.7MREPORTED20232029—Mark Alnutt8.6 yrs

113

HawaiiMountain WestTimmy Chang$1.7MDERIVED20222031—Matt Elliott1.3 yrs

114

Miami (OH)MACChuck Martin$1.7MREPORTED20132029$1.1MDavid Sayler13.8 yrs

115

LouisianaSun BeltMichael Desormeaux$1.4MREPORTED20212029—Trey FrazierINTERIM0.2 yrs

116

New Mexico StateConference USATony Sanchez$1.4MREPORTED20232028—Joe Fields1.0 yrs

117

Louisiana TechSun BeltSonny Cumbie$1.2MCONTRACT20212028—Ryan Ivey2.6 yrs

118

South AlabamaSun BeltMajor Applewhite$1.2MREPORTED20242028—Dr. Daniel McCarthy0.4 yrs

119

Eastern MichiganMACChris Creighton$1.1MCONTRACT20132028—Scott Wetherbee9.2 yrs

120

Georgia StateSun BeltDell McGee$1.1MREPORTED20242028—Charlie Cobb12.2 yrs

121

Bowling GreenMACEddie George$1.0MCONTRACT20252029—Derek van der Merwe4.0 yrs

122

UTEPMountain WestScotty Walden$1.0MCONTRACT20232028—Jim Senter8.9 yrs

123

Ball StateMACMike Uremovich$0.9MREPORTED20242029—Jeff Mitchell3.7 yrs

124

UL MonroeSun BeltBryant Vincent$0.9MREPORTED20222029—SJ Tuohy0.9 yrs

125

AkronMACJoe Moorhead$0.3MREPORTED20212027—Dr. Andrew T. Goodrich1.4 yrs

126

Northern IllinoisMountain WestRob HarleyINTERIM$0.2MDERIVED20262027—Sean T. Frazier13.2 yrs

127

BYUBig 12Kalani SitakeN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2016——Brian Santiago1.4 yrs

128

Coastal CarolinaSun BeltRyan BeardN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025——Chance Miller2.2 yrs

129

DelawareConference USARyan CartyN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE20212030—Jordan Skolnick0.7 yrs

130

NavyAmericanBrian NewberryN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2023—$1.8MMichael Kelly1.3 yrs

131

OhioMACJohn HauserN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025——Slade Larscheid1.1 yrs

132

RiceAmericanScott AbellN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025——Eric GeorgeINTERIM0.2 yrs

133

Sacramento StateMACAlonzo CarterN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025——Mark Orr9.5 yrs

134

StanfordACCTavita PritchardN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2026—~$3.0MJohn Donahoe1.1 yrs

135

TempleAmericanK.C. KeelerN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025——Arthur Johnson5.0 yrs

136

TroySun BeltGerad ParkerN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2023——Kyle George0.9 yrs

137

TulaneAmericanWill HallN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2026——David Harris2.8 yrs

138

Wake ForestACCJake DickertN/ANO SUPPORTABLE FIGURE2025—~$3.5MJohn Currie7.6 yrs

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