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HIGHEST PAID COLLEGE COACHES

THE HIGHEST PAID COLLEGE COACHES

As television revenue increases for conferences and the NCAA, and demand increases for schools to compete for national championships, salaries for the head coaches are skyrocketing.

NICK SABAN, ALABAMA $7.3M

So it is not surprising that the most successful coach in college football, Nick Saban, tops the list.

Using data compiled by USAToday. com, here are the highest-paid college football coaches.

URBAN MYERS. OHIO STATE $5.8M

BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA $5.2M

One thing to know: For highly successful coaches like Saban it can be difficult to determine just how much their job is worth financially. For example, shortly after flirting with the University of Texas, Saban got a new deal with Alabama and also had the

$3 million mortgage on his house paid off by a foundation backed by University of Alabama boosters.

Ohio State has extended Urban Meyer’s contract through the 2020 season and will make him the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten. Under his old deal he would have been paid $4.9 million for 2015. Now, Meyer -- who led the Buckeyes to the national title three months ago -- will make $5.8 million in total compensation and he will average $6.5 million over the next six seasons.

One thing to know: Bob Stoops has been the coach at Oklahoma for 16 seasons and has won at least ten games 12 times. As a result, every winter he is linked to job openings at other schools.

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SEC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Sports 4:25 p.m. EDT May 29, 2015

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Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Sports 4:25 p.m. EDT May 29, 2015 DESTIN, Fla. — Fueled by the success of its 1-year old television network and increased revenue from the College Football Playoff, the Southeastern Conference announced a record distribution of $455.8 million — $31.2 million per school — as its spring meetings closed Friday.

Outgoing Commissioner Mike Slive said the league’s financial success was “more critical than ever” given the rising costs of competing at the highest level of college sports and the commitment to provide scholarships that include the so-called “full cost of attendance.”

Outgoing SEC Commissioner Mike Slive will be replaced by Greg Sankey.(Photo: Butch Dill, AP)

Slive would not reveal how much of the increased revenue — the SEC distributed $292.8 million last year — came from the SEC Network, which launched last August. There was some thought that SEC schools would not see profits from the venture in Year 1 given startup costs and potential issues with distribution. That was not the case as agreements were reached with every major cable carrier in the country.

DESTIN, Fla. — Fueled by the success of its 1-year old television network and increased revenue from the College Football Playoff, the Southeastern Conference announced a record distribution of $455.8 million — $31.2 million per school — as its spring meetings closed Friday.

Outgoing Commissioner Mike Slive said the league's financial success was "more critical than ever" given the rising costs of competing at the highest level of college sports and the commitment to provide scholarships that include the so-called "full cost of attendance."

“I did not anticipate we’d have been in a position to provide revenue from the network at this time last year,” Slive said. “We are excited about the future of the network, and we have every reason to believe it will continue Slive would not reveal how much of the increased revenue — the SEC distributed $292.8 million toyear be— very, very and last we’re do everything in our power School to make sure the network continues to Pick (Overall) Athlete NFL Team last came from the SECsuccessful Network, which launched August.going There wasto some thought thatDSEC schools would not see profits from the venture in Year 1 given startup costs and he 2015 NFL raft provide the kind of programming that made it so successful the first year.” (Photo: Butch Dill, AP) potential issues with distribution. That was not the case as agreements were reached with every

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FIRST ROUND

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Georgia

Cedric Ogbuehi

Texas A&M

Bud Dupree

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Missouri

Denver Broncos

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Florida

Arizona Cardinals Third Round

New York Giants

Alabama

Jacksonville Jaguars

Mississippi State

Washington Redskins

Preston Smith

Jalen Collins

Benardrick McKinney

Cincinnati Bengals

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T.J. Yeldon

St. Louis Rams

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Alabama

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Atlanta Falcons

Mississippi State

Houston Texans

Missouri

Kansas City Chiefs

Ole Miss

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Markus Golden

by Mike Ozanian FORBES Staff Just because the auction of the Buffalo Bills is having a tough time drawing bids above $1 billion two years after the Cleveland Browns sold for $987 million, and just weeks after the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Clippers were sold for $2 billion, doesn’t mean the National Football League is losing its status as the most valuable sports league in the world.

To the contrary: The average NFL team is currently worth $1.43 billion, the highest value in the 17 years Forbes has tracked professional football team finances. The $1.43 billion average is 23% more than a year ago, the biggest year-over-year increase since 1999.

Forbes’ team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) and are calculated using multiples of revenue that reflect each team’s current stadium economics (with adjustments for pending new stadiums and renovations). For teams that own their stadiums, we include the revenue the team gets from the stadium (net of applicable debt payments), but not the market value of the real estate.

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In our most recent reports on the other leading team sports, the world’s

20 most valuable soccer teams (comprised mainly of clubs from the top English, Spanish, German and Italian leagues) had an average value of $1.05 billion, Major League Baseball teams had an average value of $811 million, followed by the NBA, with an average team value of $634 million.

Number 1- Dallas Cowboys Team value: $3.2 billion Revenue 2013: $560 million Operating income 2013: $246 million The Cowboys added watchmaker Hublot and Carnival Cruise Lines to their sponsorship roster this season, which will generate several million dollars in revenue for the team over the next five years and align the team with new brand categories.

For the eighth consecutive year the Dallas Cowboys, worth $3.2 billion,

are the league’s most valuable team. The only sports team worth more is Real Madrid, valued at $3.4 billion, while another Spanish soccer team, Barcelona, is tied with the Cowboys.

Despite making only three postseason appearances over past decade, the Cowboys posted the NFL’s highest revenue ($560 million) and operating income ($246 million) in 2013. The Cowboys are a marketing juggernaut that is launching two new deals this season that will align the blue star with global luxury watch and cruise line brands, two categories NFL teams have previously ignored or have been unable to tap. The Cowboys’ deals with Hublot and Carnival will pay the team in the low seven figures combined annually over five years.

Rounding out the top four are the New England Patriots, worth $2.6 billion, Washington Redskins, worth $2.4 billion and New York Giants, valued at $2.1 billion. Short explanation: the Cowboys, Patriots, Redskins and Giants were the only NFL teams that were among the league’s top five in both premium seating revenue (at least $55 million) and stadium sponsorship revenue (over $40 million) in 2013. Each of these four teams also saw their value climb by 39% or more during the past year.

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The size of College Football stadiums continues to grow, with eight schools playing in venues with a capacity of over 100,000. Among the top 10, five are in the SEC (Georgia, Tennesee, Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU), three in the Big Ten (Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan), one in the Pac-12 (USC) and another in the Big 12 (Texas).

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Ht., Wt. 6-5, 225 pounds Notable: He has offers from the majority of major football programs, such as Notre Dame, Ohio State, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Miami and others. He passed for nearly 2,200 yards and 23 touchdowns and rushed for 11 touchdowns in 2014.

All of the stadiums on this list except for one, Beaver Stadium which hosts Penn State, have been built in the 1920’s. Beaver Stadium broke ground in 1959 and was opened in 1970.

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It opened in 1927 with a capacity of 72,00 and has been slowly growing ever since, going another and its most recent expansion in 2010. On September 7, 2013, more than 115,000 showed up to see Michigan beat Notre Dame, although the season didn’t go so well after that point. It is the third largest sports stadium in the world behind the Rungrado May Day Stadium in North Korea and Salt Lake Stadium in India.

1st - Michigan Stadium 109,901 2nd - BEAVER STADIUM 106,511 3rd - KYLE FIELD TEXAS A& M 106,511 4th - OHIO STADIUM OHIO STATE 104,944 5th - NEYLAND STADIUM TENNESSEE 102,455 6th - TIGER STADIUM LSU 102,321 7th - BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM ALABAMA 101,821 8th - TEXAS STADIUM TEXAS 100,119 9th - LOS ANGELAS COLIESIUM USC 93,067 10th - SANFORD STADIUM GEORGIA 92,746

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Each camper received a camp Tshirt, motivational bracelet and lunch from Chick fil a and Chester’s Bar BQ. USA Football is the official youth football development partner of the NFL and its 32 teams.

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The College Football Championship Game is set for Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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North Carolina A&T State University was also repre- John Gibbs, Jr. (6-6, 222, Jr., Houston, Texas) Alcorn State University, “SBN Sports | Doug sented by four players in- Williams Offensive Player of the Year” cluding runningback Tarik (Courtesy: Alcorn State) Cohen, offensive linemen Ronald Canty and William Ray Robinson III and defensive back Donald Mattocks. Sampson and two other players; defensive lineman Anthony Bass of Tennessee State University and Norfolk State University linebacker Lynden Trail, were also members of the 2013 SBN Sports Black College All-American Team.

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Gibbs was the Offensive Player of the Year in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). During the season he had 2482 yards passing, 21 touchdowns and a 139.75 passer rating. He also led the Braves in rushing with a total of 1006 yards on 135 carries and 11 touchdowns. John Gibbs Jr. is a Mass Communications Major.

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Javon Hargrave (6-2 295, Jr., Salisbury, NC) South Carolina State University, “SBN Sports | Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year” (Courtesy: South Carolina State)

Hargrave was the Defensive Player of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). He led the conference and ranked third in the nation in sacks with 16. He was fourth in the NCAA in tackles for loss with 23.5 and totaled 55 sacks, three forced fumbles, 8 quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups. Javon Hargrave is a Sports Communications Major.

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