OUInsider - Owen Field

He has a 2 year hold on the #1 spot on this list, and is undeniably entrenched as the most overpaid coach in the nation. MB#1

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/16350206/mcmurphys-law-coaches-with-the-highest-salaries-dont-always-pay-off

25 highest paid coaches whose teams aren't ranked in AP Top 25

1. Texas' Mack Brown: $5.193 million, 1st nationally, highest-paid coach in the Big 12.

2. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, $3.785 million, 5th nationally, highest-paid coach in the Big Ten.

3. Auburn's Gene Chizik, $3.5 million, 7th nationally, fourth-highest in the SEC.

4. Florida's Will Muschamp, $3.221 million, 9th nationally, fifth-highest in the SEC.

5. Ole Miss' Houston Nutt, $2.771 million, 14th nationally, eighth-highest in the SEC.

6. Missouri's Gary Pinkel, $2.7 million, 16th nationally, third-highest in the Big 12.

7. Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, $2.5 million, 18th nationally, ninth-highest in the SEC.

8. Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson, $2.369 million, 19th nationally, second-highest in the ACC.

9. Tennessee's Derek Dooley, $2.330 million, 20th nationally, 10th-highest in the SEC.

10. Louisville's Charlie Strong, $2.305 million, 22nd nationally, highest paid coach in the Big East.

11. California's Jeff Tedford, $2.3 million, 23rd nationally, second-highest in the Pac-12.

12. Rutgers' Greg Schiano, $2.296 million, 24th nationally, second-highest in the Big East.

13. Wake Forest's Jim Grobe, $2.275 million, 25th nationally, fourth-highest in the ACC.

14. Washington's Steve Sarkasian, $2.250 million, 26th nationally, third-highest in the Pac-12.

15. Texas A&M's Mike Sherman, $2.201 million, 27th nationally, fourth-highest in the Big 12.

16. Kansas' Turner Gill, $2.101 million, 28th nationally, fifth-highest in the Big 12.

17. Maryland's Randy Edsall, $2.013 million, 30th nationally, fifth-highest in the ACC.

18. N.C. State's Tom O'Brien, $1.877 million, 33rd nationally, sixth-highest in the ACC.

19. Virginia's Mike London, $1.794 million, 35th nationally, eighth-highest in the ACC.

20. Duke's David Cutcliffe, $1.762 million, 36th nationally, ninth-highest in the ACC.

21. Illinois' Ron Zook, $1.753 million, 37th nationally, sixth-highest in the Big Ten.

22. SMU's June Jones, $1.727 million, 38th nationally, highest-paid coach in Conference USA.

23. Kentucky's Joker Phillips, $1.702 million, 39th nationally, 11th-highest in the SEC.

24 (tie). Minnesota's Jerry Kill, $1.7 million, tied for 40th nationally, seventh-highest in the Big Ten.

24 (tie). South Florida's Skip Holtz, $1.7 million, tied for 40th nationally, third-highest in the Big East.

24 (tie). Utah's Kyle Whittingham, $1.7 million, tied for 40th nationally, fourth-highest in the Pac-12.