Brian Kelly contract details: LSU makes former Notre Dame coach one of the highest paying colleges
Brian Kelly became the latest major college coach to jump ship on his show Monday night. It was reported – and later, confirmed – that he was leaving South Bend for the greener pastures of LSU and the SEC.
Kelly spent 12 years at Notre Dame and left the show as the all-time winning coach. He passed Knute Rockne for that milestone in September with his 106th win, a 41-13 win over Wisconsin. He has an overall record of 113-40.
Few expected Kelly to leave Notre Dame. In fact, he became the first coach in more than 100 years to leave the Fighting Irish of his own accord to work at another school.
That said, when looking at the contract Kelly received from LSU compared to what he was being paid at Notre Dame, the move makes a lot more sense and is a lot less shocking.
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Brian Kelly contract details
LSU announced that it signed Brian Kelly to a 10-year, $95 million contract — plus incentives.
It’s not clear what incentives could bring, but they are likely to push his contract into the nine-figure range, as reported by The Athletic’s Matt Fortuna.
Kelly’s average annual salary will amount to $9.5 million per year, excluding incentives. That ranks as one of the biggest college coaching deals signed to date this season, and it will ultimately be interesting to see how Kelly’s deal compares. by Lincoln Riley.
Fortuna estimates Kelly earned between $7 and $8 million at Notre Dame, without exact figures because Notre Dame is a private school and is not required to publicly report her compensation.
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Highest Paid College Football Coach
College football coaches have received some big paychecks in late 2021. Kelly and Riley’s deals are all the rage right now, but Michigan State coach Mel Tucker has signed a deal. similar to Kelly’s in terms of annual mean. These are the highest paid college football coaches today, according to Sportsnaut.
| Places | Coach | Schools | Annual salary |
| first | Lincoln Riley | USC | Over 10 million dollars (estimated) |
| 2 | Nick Saban | Alabama | $9.8 million |
| T-3 | Brian Kelly | LSU | 9.5 million dollars |
| T-3 | Mel Tucker | the state of Michigan | 9.5 million dollars |
| 5 | David Shaw | Stanford | $8.9 million |
| 6 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 8.4 million dollars |
| 7 | Jimbo Fisher | Texas A&M | 7.5 million dollars |
| 8 | Smart Kirby | Georgia | $7.1 million |
| 9 | James Franklin | Penn State | $7 million |
| ten | Ryan’s Day | Ohio State | $6.6 million |
Currently, Riley and Nick Saban are the highest-paid coaches in the NCAA. It’s unclear if Riley’s deal would in fact exceed Saban’s, but it seems possible – if not, very likely – given the huge offer USC would need to make to entice Riley to leave out of Oklahoma.
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