National college football writer Ross Dellenger noted the FBS coaching carousel for 2025 was on a record-setting pace, with three of the top five all-time severance obligations for fired head coaches at public universities before the end of October.
Citing financial data from the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database, Dellenger noted the drastic increases in payouts, as this season’s current total of $183 million (as of Nov. 10), is six times the average for head AND assistance coaches between 2012-2016.
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