If that really is the salary range. Below are a couple of top 20 coaches that make that or less that might be interested in coming.
#11 Gary Patterson, TCU — $4.0 million
#11 Gary Patterson, TCU — $4.0 million
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2014 Salary: $4,008,150
Potential bonuses: $0
2014 record: 10-1
National championships: 0
Conference championships: 5
One thing to know: It can be argued that no current coach has done more for his school than Gary Patterson, taking a mediocre team in a low-revenue conference (WAC) and building a program that regularly wins ten games and ultimately helping the school to join the money-making Big 12 conference in 2012. As a result, Patterson's salary has jumped from $952,000 in 2006 to more than $4 million per year now.
#15 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State — $3.5 million
#15 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State — $3.5 million
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2014 Salary: $3,500,000
Potential bonuses: $550,000
2014 record: 5-6
National championships: 0
Conference championships: 1
One thing to know: Mike Gundy has been the head coach at Oklahoma State since 2005, but that may soon come to an end. Recent reports say their is a feud between Gundy and super booster Boone Pickens which could lead to Gundy coaching elsewhere next year.
#16 Gary Pinkel, Missouri — $3.4 million
#16 Gary Pinkel, Missouri — $3.4 million
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2014 Salary: $3,400,000
Potential bonuses: $1,825,000
2014 record: 10-2
National championships: 0
Conference championships: 1
One thing to know: Gary Pinkel jumped from the 20th highest-paid coach a year ago, receiving a new contract after taking Missouri to the SEC championship game.
#18 Rich Rodriguez, Arizona — $3.3 million
#18 Rich Rodriguez, Arizona — $3.3 million
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2014 Salary: $3,298,500
Potential bonuses: $2,125,000
2014 record: 10-2
National championships: 0
Conference championships: 4
One thing to know: Three years after being fired by Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has built Arizona into a championship contender and Michigan is once again looking for a head coach.
#19 Jim Mora, UCLA — $3.3 million
#19 Jim Mora, UCLA — $3.3 million
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2014 Salary: $3,250,000
Potential bonuses: $930,000
2014 record: 9-3
National championships: 0
Conference championships: 0
One thing to know: Last year, in just his second season as the Bruins' head coach, Jim Mora led UCLA to their first 10-win season since 2005 and was rewarded with a 6-year extension and a nearly 50% raise.