College football’s top 25 highest-paid coaches for 2020 season

Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide with Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide with Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Mike Leach – Washington State Cougars (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
Mike Leach – Washington State Cougars (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

19. Mike Leach – Mississippi State

  • 2020 Salary: $5 million

Full disclosure, Mike Leach is a head coach that was almost left off this list. His salary was weirdly left off traditional lists like this, likely because he was such a late hire. Mike Leach left Washington State to head to the SEC, leading Mississippi State into their next chapter. T

Leach just signed an extension with Washington State but felt the jump to Mississippi State was too great to pass up. He also got a $1 million per year raise. Now, that difference has him in the top 20 coaches in terms of salary.

Leach is definitely a big name, and he does have results. The cost of those results is sometimes more than financial, but Mississippi State is eager to get back to their winning ways they had under Dan Mullen. They had a feeling of competitiveness in the most competitive conference in the country. If the Bulldogs want to avoid falling further down a hole, they go with the controversial coach with a great track record.