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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had his contract extended through the 2031 season with a salary increase that averages $12.5 million in annual compensation, the school announced on Thursday. The move comes just over two weeks after Day’s Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff national title.
The new deal slots Day behind only Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13 million) among college football head coaches as measured by average annual value (AAV). Other top college coaches by AAV include Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($11.5 million), USC’s Lincoln Riley ($11 million) and Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer ($10.9 million).
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Last year, Steve Sarkisian got a raise at Texas to an AAV of $10.6 million after he was considered to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama. Sark got another bump this month after leading the Longhorns to the playoff semifinals. Details on his new deal have not emerged.
Day’s previous AAV was $10 million and tied for seventh in college football.
Among the 50 highest-paid coaches in North American sports last year, 21 were from college football, followed by 13 each from the NFL and NBA. Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid is tops overall at $20 million per year.
In November, Day found himself on the hot seat after a fourth straight loss to rival Michigan, which was unranked going into the game while Ohio State was second in the nation and a nearly three-touchdown favorite. Chants of “F— Ryan Day” reigned down from the home fans after the game.
But the expanded 12-team playoff gave Day a chance to permanently alter the narrative of his coaching legacy. The Buckeyes won four straight games in the playoff, all by double digits, over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Day joined Smart and Swinney as the only three current FBS head coaches with a national championship on their…
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Publish date : 2025-02-06 17:55:00
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