{
  "id": 3690838,
  "title": "College football's 30 highest-paid coaches in 2026, from Lane Kiffin to Deion Sanders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/college-footballs-30-highest-paid-coaches-in-2026-from-lane-kiffin-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-footballs-30-highest-paid-070001303.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "College football s highest-paid coaches in 2026 range from Kirby Smart at Georgia, earning $13.3 million annually, to Ryan Day at Ohio State with a $12.6 million contract through 2031. Kalen DeBoer leads Alabama with a $12.5 million salary, while Lincoln Riley at USC makes $11.5 million. Dabo Swinney commands $11.4 million at Clemson, and Steve Sarkisian earns $11.1 million at Texas. Mike Elko at Texas A&M receives $10.8 million annually, and Dan Lanning at Oregon is set to make $10.4 million over his current deal.",
  "summary": "Players aren't the only ones making millions — these coaches are being paid handsomely for the 2026 season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Lane Kiffin dives into a highly anticipated, politically charged first season with No. 11 LSU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lane-kiffin-dives-into-a-highly-anticipated-politically-charged-first",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:16:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Report: LSU's Lane Kiffin recruited NFL players in back-to-college bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/report-lsus-lane-kiffin-recruited-nfl-players-in-back-to-college-bid",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:12:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}