A record amount of buyout money is owed to college football coaches who were fired during this coaching cycle.

As coaching salaries rise in college football, so do the buyouts. USA Today has released its updated data for the largest buyouts in the sport for 2025. College football’s highest-paid coach, Kirby ...

James Franklin has been fired as the coach of Penn State's football team. He'll get a buyout of almost $50 million, reflecting a trend of coaches getting large golden parachutes. Forty-nine million ...

Firing a head coach across the landscape of college football is never simple. At the highest level of the sport, it's not only a logistical nightmare but typically a financial one, too. Coaching ...

The Oklahoma State athletic department could be on the hook for more than $26 million in contract buyouts from the football ...

Mike Norvell is 38-32 in his sixth season as Florida State football coach. Here's how much his buyout is worth if FSU fires ...

Former LSUcoach Brian Kelly's $54 million buyout would bring the amount of money owed to FBS head football coaches fired this season to $167.7 million, according to publicly available data and reports ...

LSU fired head football coach Brian Kelly on Sunday night after the team's third loss in four games. A 49-25 drubbing at the hands of Texas A&M was the last straw for the school, as it decided to part ...

It’s only a matter of time before Wisconsin triggers Luke Fickell’s buyout and gets him out of Madison. Last week’s 37-0 loss for the Badgers to Iowa felt like it was the end and maybe the only reason ...

The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting Friday to discuss former head coach Brian Kelly’s lawsuit seeking his full buyout, according to a report by On3's Pete Nakos. The session is expected ...