Keeping you abreast of late-breaking news and insights. While the institution wasnt able to offer Fobbs a base salary raise it did increase from $195,000 to $198,000 due a 2-percent uptick all GSU faculty garnered with the $121,000 yearly kick from the Grambling State University Foundation, the 43-year-old head coach stands to make $319,000 for the 2018 season before incentives. MISSISSIPPI STATE:Actual School Pay includes base salary from state contract, plus compensation from contract with the Bulldog Club, Inc., a private non-profit organization that declined to release the agreement. PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS: The pay information listed came from federal tax returns or the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law report. TOTAL PANDEMIC REDUCTION:The overall amount that a coach will forgo during the entirety of an agreed-upon or announced period. See where MSU ranks. Agreement also covers buyout that would be paid if coach is fired. He went 20-21 over five seasons in Montgomery. Actual School Pay includes $357,143 representing the first 10 months of a $500,000 Additional Stay Benefit that is accruing to Riley over a period of 14 months, at a rate of $35,714 per month, in case of termination of the contract by the university without cause. Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? ALABAMA:If Nick Saban remains head coach as of the date of the completion of the teams final regular season game, the university has agreed to pay $100,000 to Sabans family charity, the Nicks Kids Foundation, or another charitable organization that Saban may designate after conferring with the university. This launch to this stratosphere began in 2020 when Jackson State announced the hire of Deion Sanders as its head coach. MICHIGAN:Actual School Pay includes $2 million annual life insurance premium payment by the university that will be made only if Harbaugh remains head coach on Dec. 6, 2020. HBCUs that compete in Division I are members of the of the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) or SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference). Add travel , meal , room and board plus books scholarships an tell me if our schools HBCU are making a profit . The latest bizarre chapter of the Harbaugh Experience: Can Michigan afford to pay him a Top 3 salary without elite results? WASHINGTON STATE:Actual School Pay includes $20,000 relocation payment. School pay does not include value of housing that Saban is receiving subsequent to purchase of his home by the Crimson Tide Foundation in 2013. Life in the SWAC was an excellent experience for FAMU players. Hell our payroll is more that we profit on the sport. Posted on February 11, 2020. The 54-year-old represented a big risk for the school. "With the addition of Florida A&M, we have truly become a super-conference," McClelland said during his speech inside the FAMU gym. WASHINGTON: Paid $1.5 million to Fresno State to cover the buyout Kalen DeBoer owed. This is the good and bad news for the day. Fobbs and his alma mater agreed to a new, four-year contract several weeks ago and officially received approval on the deal worth $1.28 million from the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors Thursday afternoon. Which coaches do you think are worth more? Between Sherrill's hiring and a Miami Herald investigation of coaching salaries in May, Switzer got a raise to become the #2 salaried coach behind Bryant. In cases where a coachs pay currently is scheduled to be reduced for an indefinite period, this amount is based on a period ending June 30, 2021, the final day of most public schools current fiscal year. Jim Harbaugh has the shortest contract of any Power 5 coach and managed to irk his president this summer. IOWA STATE:Actual School Pay includes $1 million annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policys death benefits. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: SWAC at a glance: Conference caps off historic year led by buzz of coach Prime, strike from FAMU, SWAC at a glance: Conference caps off historic year led by buzz of coach Prime, strike from FAMU. ACTUAL SCHOOL PAY:Remaining amount of Scheduled School Pay that the coach now is scheduled to receive during his current contract year, taking into account the amounts that are to be deducted during the contract year. We're trending in a great direction. Dec 21, 2015 42,565 98,420 358 Ruston, LA. He receives $25,000 for each. I'm so elated right now. https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/seal-grambling-state-stacks-up-swac/727325002/. Our friends at USA Today have updated their always-handy database of FBS head coaching salaries, and it's no surprise who tops the list. "This is truly a good day - July 1, 2021. That rate makes Fobbs the highest-paid head football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the next closest being Texas Southerns Mike Haywood at a $300,000 base salary. Nine schools are members of the MEAC: Bethune Cookman, South Carolina State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Norfolk State, Morgan State, Delaware State, North Carolina AT&T and Howard. 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The lowest paid was Savannah State University's Theo Lemon at $65,000. Many of these amounts are expressly subject to coachs duty to make good-faith efforts to find another job, with income from that employment offsetting the amount owed. Top Performers. BUYOUT OWED AS OF DEC. 1, 2020: Amount school would owe coach if. Fobbs, a Grambling State alum, was let go two weeks before facing arch-rival Southern. The pro and college football Hall of Fame player turned coach led Jackson State to a 10-1 regular season and the program's first SWAC East Division title in eight seasons. Another additional amount is the value of a $780,000, interest-free mortgage loan the Tiger Athletic Foundation is providing in connection with Kellys purchase of a residence in the Baton Rouge area. This initiative will assist in elevating our officials to continue to be one of the best groups in the nation while enhancing health and safety as well the overall quality of play in our league.. Seth Littrell of North Texas (C-USA) is earning $1.8 million despite never winning a conference title or bowl game. Schools that provided contract documents were given the opportunity to review their figures. Does not include longevity and/or retention payments. PERSONNEL TITLES SALARIES Dawson Odums Head Coach. Thirty-three of the 47 public HBCUs responded to the survey, a statistically significant 70 percent. Our sponsors have also taken note.". With 129 schools spread across ten conferences plus some independents, there's a ton of money being poured into the sport. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the creation of the SWAC Football Officials Evaluation Committee (FOEC). Mike Haywood, Texas Southern - $300,000. Some schools such as Grambling State University have historically significant programs. On a non-traditional senior day, Michigan State hosts an Ohio State team that just rediscovered how to win. The following coaches have taken a total pandemic pay reduction/cut to their contract in the following amounts: *James Franklin and Jeff Brohm do not have any data available on cuts to salary, and Pat Fitzgeralds salary prior to announced cuts is not available nor are amounts of reduction to his salary. Zach Barnett. Hats off to our administrators and coaches. NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders will be Jackson State's next head football coach. SWAC creates Football Officials Evaluation Committee, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. How does Grambling's 201-18 athletic year compare to those in recent memory? Some HBCUs built nationally recognized football programs. SCHEDULED SCHOOL PAY: Base salary; income from contract provisions other than base salary that were to have been paid, or guaranteed, by the university or affiliated organizations, such as a foundation prior to schools beginning to work with coaches to arrange pay reductions due to financial issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Locksley: $265,500. A $0 means the coach doesnt, or did not, get compensation from that source. FLORIDA STATE:Actual School Pay includes $250,000 retention payment Norvell will receive only if he remains head coach on Dec. 31. COLORADO STATE:Amounts based on term sheet signed Dec. 11, 2019, not a full employment contract. USA Today compiles annual rankings of NCAA football head coaching salaries from around the country. the real question is what does the pool look like for the assistants. However, the contract is loaded with incentives. The review contains data on base and total compensation. Any pay the university guaranteed (even if paid by shoe/apparel company or another source) is listed as scheduled or actual school pay. Anything not guaranteed by the university is included in total pay.. His only coaching experience was at the high school level, and his salary $300,000 a year and 10% of the gate when the home attendance is above 30,000 is above average for FCS schools. CLEMSON:Bonuses paid for 2019-20 includes $100,000 connected with team academic achievement that was allocated among the staff. For over a century, valuing one another and respect were integrated into the fabric and foundations of the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, and SIAC. Newspapers.com More Videos; Oct 9, 2022 @ 4:47am . Look at this. PENN STATE:Figures based on a financial term sheet distributed by the university, which has declined to release Franklins contract. Coming in first overall and thus No. Estimated $44.9K - $56.8K a year. "This is unbelievable. Based on the data, Southern Universitys Pete Richardson was the highest paid Division I head football coach in 2006-07, earning a base salary of $200,000 and an additional $10,000 end-of-year bonus. Earlier this month, USA Today revealed its salary list for all of the FBS college football head coaches. Sanders' son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, took home SWAC Freshman of the Year honors as well. Southern University Head Football Coach Dawson Odums announced several new additions to his staff on March 3, 2020. The Eagles former coach Jerry Mack, now the offensive coordinator at Rice, received an annual salary of $180,000 and defensive coordinator Granville Eastman will serve as interim head coach for the 2018 season. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS:The pay information listed came from federal tax returns or the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law report. A successfully known athletic department recruits academic students as well. MEMPHIS:Amounts based on memorandum of understanding signed Dec. 18, 2019, not a full employment contract. (An NCAA rule requires athletics department employees to annually disclose athletically related income from non-university sources if that total is more than $600.) NEW MEXICO:Actual School Pay includes $25,000 relocation allowance. USA Today has an updated ranking of head coach salaries around the country that includes COVID-19 salary reductions. Grambling State, Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Southern make up the Western Division. The FOEC is a broad-based group of constituents internal and external to the SWAC that will consist of current league head coaches, football administrators, external professional officiating members and the SWAC Coordinator of Officials. But who are the highest-paid coaches in every college football conference? B-CU is also a new member of the conference. If it were not for Title IX a number of SWAC teams would not have certain sports. LSU: Paid $2.75 million on Brian Kellys behalf to Notre Dame to cover buyout he owed. You must log in or register to reply here. You are using an out of date browser. OKLAHOMA STATE:Gundy was being paid at annual rate of $5.25 million through June 30, 2020. No one thinks academics when they think Alabama and LSU. *Pat Fitzgeralds salary prior to a voluntary pay-cut was unavailable. The Tigers went 4-3 during a pandemic shortened season last year. WASHINGTON STATE:The school paid $425,000 to Hawaii to cover the buyout Rolovich owed. Many of these amounts are expressly subject to coachs duty to make good-faith efforts to find another job, with income from that employment offsetting the amount owed. He appeared on national commercials, did spotlight interviews and encouraged a handful of skilled players to transfer to his program. MIAMI (FLA.): Paid $9 million to Oregon to cover the buyout Mario Cristobal owed. Passing Yards RANK YDS. All Top Performers. Colorado State agreed to fund the full buyout amount of $1,969,086, but Norvell agreed that all but $600,000 was in the form of an interest-bearing loan that is scheduled to result in Norvell repaying a total of $1,434,900. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) began to sprout in the late 1800s when most institutions forbid the enrollment of African Americans. DAN BICKLEY Madcap world of college football head coaches' salaries have gone wild Nov 30, 2021, 4:40 PM Share BY DAN BICKLEY Arizona Sports Bickley & Marotta Ray Anderson, ASU vice president. METHODOLOGY. ARKANSAS:No amount shown for Buyout as of Dec. 1, 2020, because Pittmans buyout would depend on his won-lost record at the school as of termination date. (An NCAA rule requires athletics department employees to annually disclose athletically related income from non-university sources if that total is more than $600.). Follow all the latest SWAC college football teams, scores, news, and more on ESPN. On the road in Huntsville, FAMU rallied from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Alabama A&M 31-28. FLORIDA ATLANTIC:Amounts based on term sheet signed Dec. 12, 2019, not a full employment contract. TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO:Actual School Pay includes $200,000 Product Endorsement/Supplemental Payment that Traylor will receive only if he completes contract year ending Dec. 31, 2020. A Prime Time impact This launch to this stratosphere began in 2020 when Jackson State announced the hire of Deion Sanders as its head coach. Officials are expected to decide this month as to his status. The Tigers are now 11-1 with nine wins in a row. If anyone wants the percentage increases, there have been articles speaking to Gramblings upward ticks in enrollment. Diverse recently conducted a survey in order to compare the compensation and salary packages of head coaches at public historically Black colleges and universities. CONTRACT YEAR PANDEMIC REDUCTION:Amount of Scheduled School Pay coach will not receive during his current contract year due to voluntary or mandatory pay reductions related to the pandemic. Alcorn State beat Prairie View A&M 31-29 on Nov. 13. Deion Sanders was named SWAC Coach of the Year on Monday. Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State - $319,000. Includes payments made by schools and/or their affiliated organizations on behalf of newly hired coaches who owed buyout amounts to their previous employer for terminating contracts so they could accept employment elsewhere; also includes portions of new and existing buyout-related loans from schools scheduled to be forgiven during the coachs current contract year. He's completed 68.7% of his passes and rushed for three scores. "Week in and week out, the competitive nature of the game and electrifying atmospheres was what I looked forward to every Saturday," said FAMU defensive back and First-Team All-SWAC player BJ Bohler. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education; Just the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part I; Olivia Majesky-Pullmann, December 2007, Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning: Final Board Book: February 18, 2010, Arkansas Online: Top Salaries of State Government Employees, The Chronicle of Higher Education: More on Football Coaches Salaries; Gabriela Montell; 2007, The Atlanta Post: Top 10 Historically Black Colleges & Universities, U.S. Department of Education: White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, USA Today: 2009 NCAA football coaches contracts. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, NAIA, NCAA II and III Football, Head Coach Salaries and Compensation for Football, 2006-2007, Follow Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Assistant Coach. National average salary: $20.68 per hour. The highest paid was Fayetteville State Universitys Kenny Phillips at $95,944. Gambling problem? Some of the coaches may have left since then, so keep in mind this was the compensation for the coach during the 2006-07 academic year. Except as noted, these amounts are based on the coachs annual pay rate for a full, standard-length contract year; they do not reflect amounts earned for a partial year worked immediately after hiring or a partial year worked at an annual pay rate other than the current amount. The survey was sent to the human resource and athletic departments of the HBCUs this past spring. ARIZONA STATE:Amounts based on summary of contract terms approved by Arizona Board of Regents on Jan. 30, 2020, not a full employment contract. Unless otherwise specified in a written agreement or terms provided by a school, these amounts reflect pay reductions that are scheduled to occur. Does not include longevity and/or retention payments. UTAH STATE:Paid Blake Anderson $112,971 to cover his tax liability for the buyout Utah State paid on his behalf to Arkansas State for his termination of his contract with that school following the 2020 season. The official 2020 Football cumulative statistics for Southwestern Athletic Conference 2020 Football - Overall Statistics - Southwestern Athletic Conference Skip To Main Content Southwestern Athletic Conference Main Navigation Menu Now Loading: Football Sport Navigation Menu 2020 Football Overall Statistics Conference Only Stats TOTAL PAY: Sum of Actual School Pay and athletically related compensation received from non-university sources. Its only loss was a five-point defeat on the road at Louisiana Monroe on Sept. 18. Sanders has missed multiple games this season recovering from foot surgery. According to the USA Today 2006 analysis on compensation for Division I college football coaches, the highest paid coach was University of Iowas Kirk Ferentz, who received a total compensation package of $2.8 million. However, Wolverines have to be asking themselves the question: is a sixth straight season under Harbaughs leadership worth the exorbitant expense if he still wont punch the ticket to Indy or at least beat Ohio State? I guarantee you it has nothing to do with a football championship (at this level) white folks pick schools off of stuff like that. swac football coaches salaries 2020best baseball caps of all time. Legendary names such as Deacon Jones, Mel Blount, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Steve McNair all stormed the field for conference bragging rights. The landmark outing for FAMU was its 46-21 triumph in the Florida Classic against arch-rival Bethune-Cookman. Living in Grambling and serving as a Deputy Assessor for the state assigned to Lincoln Parish where GSU is located I can tell you first hand that the student enrollment has increased. UTAH:Amounts based on information provided by the university in response to an open-records request, not a full employment contract. MISSISSIPPI:Actual School Pay includes base salary from state contract, plus compensation from contract with the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, a private non-profit organization that declined to release the agreement. Last year Rod Broadway hauled in $299,290 for the 2016-17 school year, leading North Carolina A&T over GSU, 21-14, for the Celebration Bowl and HBCU National Championship at the end of last season before retiring. Documents provide compensation for 2020 calendar year based on all income paid by the school or support organizations, including benefits, perks and performance bonuses. Home. Easily apply on Indeed. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. It also includes deferred payments earned annually, conditional or otherwise; contractual expense accounts (if unaudited), housing allowances, personal travel allowances paid in cash or on an up-front basis by schools; signing and other one-time bonuses earned in the current contract year. Nick Saban remains the highest-paid coach in the land, nearing the sport's first $10 million annual salary at $9.753 million. Glimpse at SWAC head football coach annual salaries. - SWAC head coach 2. How do the salaries of head coaches at HBCUs compare to their average counterparts? BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the creation of the SWAC Football Officials Evaluation Committee (FOEC). Other top-tier programs like Richmond, Villanova, Samford coaches likely are in the same salary ballpark, but are private schools and normally do not provide figures to their coaches contracts. For decades, the league has had a reputation for showcasing elite talent from the coaches to the players. Emotions are a part of the game. That placed Shaws net compensation for the 2018 calendar year at nearly $4.4 million. That's a lot of money, much of it earned, some of it not so much. SWAC Head Football Coaches Salaries Southern University Pete Richardson $200,000 Grambling State Melvin Spears $150,000 Prairie View Henry Frazier $125,000 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Mo Forte $118,000 Alabama State Charles Coe $115,000 Alabama A&M Anthony Jones $107,000 Texas Southern Steve Wilson $105,000 Jackson State Vacant $85,000 The second payment will be made in 2021 contract year. Roughly 90 percent of Division I public HBCU football teams, 18 in all, responded to the survey. After incentives, Fobbs, who's entering his fifth season as Grambling State head coach, could tack on an extra $87,500, pushing the most he could make in one year to $406,500 under the new deal. Follow FAMU beat writer Rory Sharrock on Twitter@married2game1. This group will feature a broad array of professional football administrators, coaches, and staff that will collectively provide input. IOWA:Actual School Pay includes $650,000 payment that Ferentz will receive only if he remains head coach on Jan. 31, 2020. Look at the SWAC. BUYOUT OWED AS OF DEC. 1, 2020:Amount school would owe coach if it fired him without cause on Dec. 1, 2020. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. About 20 of the schools or athletics departments are private or are public schools covered under state law exempting them from releasing full compensation data on coaches. In Year 2 of Sanders' tenure, Jackson State went undefeated in eight conference games. SOUTH FLORIDA:No amount shown for Buyout as of Dec. 1, 2020, because Scott has separate agreement covering buyout with USF Foundation, a private non-profit organization that declined to release the agreement. That truly speaks volumes as to the caliber of some of the officials weve officiate within our conference. For the 100th time. application bumps have gone up for EVERY single HBCU. because now there are apps where you can apply for EVERY HBCU by filling out one application. A quick analysis from shows that the highest-paid coaches in each college football conference are often the most successful. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. The group will provide perspective and insight related to officiating in the conference in addition to assisting the league with the recruiting, and development of its officials. Listed below are the final standings and selections for the All-SWAC teams. Before going to Jackson, Miss., Sanders was an assistant at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, a suburb of Dallas. It's one thing to win, but to win with our people? The Rattlers swept through Alabama and Louisiana. Because schools were informed that the intent is to report amounts paid for goals achieved during the 2021-22football season and school year, some schools provided information about applicable payments that were made after May 14, 2022. The new contract takes effect July 1 and runs through Dec. 31, 2022. Mel Tucker: $266,000. These are the results the Spartans need to get the super valuable double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. APPALACHIAN STATE:Actual School Pay includes $15,000 payments that Clark will receive only if he remains head coach on Oct. 15, Nov. 15 and Dec. 15, 2020. His salary figure represents post voluntary cut of undisclosed amount/percentage. . University also has agreed to cover any tax liability Kelly may face in connection with this payment. We'll find out soon if last year's 4-8 record was a fluke or the sign of bigger problems though. Stroud helped his stock, QB Bennett addresses off-field issues at combine, Stroud says he's top player, defends run ability, Alabama QB Young undeterred by size questions, The father-son bond between Deion and Shedeur Sanders goes beyond football, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Her articles on technology, small business and legal topics have appeared in magazines, newspapers and trade journals. This day will go down in history. Salaries in the conference range from a little over $100,000 per year to over $160,000, according to the SWAC website. His contract was renegotiated, effective July 1, 2020. Football coaches are among the most highly-paid employees at HBCUs that compete in the top echelon of college competition, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Which non-quarterback group will define each top-25 team's season? Amounts presented only for head coaches who are at the same public school that employed them as the head coach last season. This group will feature a broad array of professional football administrators, coaches, and staff that will collectively provide input as it relates to all matters concerning officiating in our league., The committees primary focus will be to assist the conference office with evaluating, developing, training, and recruiting the best football officials in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). STANFORD:Schools tax records state that $390,909 of Shaws total compensation had been reported as deferred compensation on prior years returns. However, he wasn't a stranger to wearing a headset on the sideline. Across the HBCU landscape, Fobbs appears to be among the paid elite, too. MISSOURI:Amounts based on term sheet signed Dec. 8, 2019, not a full employment contract. A full analysis was conducted for football and both womens and mens basketball. It then went to Baton Rouge and clinched a 29-17 win versus Southern. 1 in the SEC is Nick Saban at $9.3 million. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, NCAA Division I Football, Head Coach Salaries and Compensation for Football, 2006-2007, Source: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, 2007, Bonuses Available for Winning the Conference Championship and the National Black College Championship, Mississippi Valley State University (Miss. The pro and college football Hall of Fame player turned coach led Jackson State to a 10-1 regular season and the program's first SWAC East Division title in eight seasons. Scott Salwasser joined the Gamecock staff in January 2020 after spending the 2019 season as the head football strength & conditioning coach at Texas . This was the only setback in conference play. The official 2022 Football cumulative statistics for Southwestern Athletic Conference That agreement also covers buyout that would be paid if coach is fired. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Before realignment with the additions of FAMU and B-CU, Alcorn State dominated the East Division. Since the tables are long, well provide football coaches salaries today and basketball next week. During this offseason when we began to look at different initiatives that could be implemented to enhance the sport of football within the Southwestern Athletic Conference the formation of this group quickly became a critical focal point within our strategies to reach the next level of high quality officiating in the SWAC, said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. These cuts are broken down by school related and overall compensation, and the exact details on methodology are available here. However, the 24-10 loss to Jackson State sealed the fate of collecting a seventh division trophy for the Braves. Overall seven schools rank in the top-25 for salary reductions as a result of COVID-19 (for those whose data is available). In total, the salaries for the 10 assistants add up to $8.85 million, rising from $7.54 million last year.