2. Jim Harbaugh – Michigan
Total pay: $7,004,000
Former San Francisco 49ers head coach has the highest school-paid contract in college football. While not as high as thought at the beginning, more than $7 million guaranteed aren’t a trifling sum, that’s for sure. Harbaugh’s first season was positive as Wolverines finished third overall in a highly competitive Big Ten conference behind their arch rivals Michigan State and Ohio State respectively. They’ll get a chance to win Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2016 against the Florida Gators which could be coach Harbaugh’s first piece of silverware and a stable foundation for future successes. He has six more seasons to his contract, after all, and max bonuses of $1,175,000.
