Georgia's Kirby Smart, who was scheduled to earn $10.75 million this year under his old contract, will see his salary increase to $13 million annually under his new 10-year deal.
's Kirby Smart has received a new 10-year, $130 million deal that was approved by university officials Thursday in its annual athletics board of directors meeting. The deal makes Smart the highest paid football coach in the country and college football's first $13 million coach.
Alabama's Nick Saban had previously been the country's highest-paid coach until retiring in January. Smart passes Clemson's Dabo Swinney, who makes an average annual salary of $11.5 million. USC's Lincoln Riley is also in the $11 million range in average salary, according to industry sources. Others making more than $10 million in average annual salary include Alabama's Kalen DeBoer , Texas' Steve Sarkisian and Florida State's Mike Norvell .
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