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5 most overpaid head coaches in college football for 2022

By Connor Muldowney

Jan 1, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin waits to enter the field before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2022 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin waits to enter the field before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2022 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 07: New Head Coach Mario Cristobal of the Miami Hurricanes speaks with the media during a press conference introducing him at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility at University of Miami on December 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Cristobal becomes the 26th head football coach in the programs history (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 07: New Head Coach Mario Cristobal of the Miami Hurricanes speaks with the media during a press conference introducing him at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility at University of Miami on December 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Cristobal becomes the 26th head football coach in the programs history (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

3. Mario Cristobal, Miami ($8 million)

I may be in the minority here, but I think Miami grossly overpaid for Mario Cristobal. He’s the seventh-highest paid coach in college football and right behind Dabo Swinney as the second-highest paid in the ACC.

Swinney actually makes about $8.3 million per year while Cristobal is now making $8 million.

Miami made the move to hire Cristobal away from Oregon where he won three division titles and two Pac-12 titles. He came just short of a third straight conference title in 2021 as Utah beat his Ducks in the regular season and then blew them out in the championship game. He was a solid recruiter for the Ducks but it always seemed like Oregon should have been more dominant.

Cristobal was a solid 35-13 at Oregon and 23-9 in Pac-12 play but is that enough to earn the seventh-biggest contract in college football? I’m not so sure. Especially since he started out as an interim and his previous head coaching job at FIU was a disaster as he went 27-47.

What version of Cristobal will we see at Miami? He is back home where he played college ball, but will that make all the difference? He could prove me wrong, but I’m a doubter right now.

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