Bearcats head coach Tommy Tuberville smiles during practice in August.(Photo: The Enquirer/Sam Greene) UC Bearcats head coach Tommy Tuberville’s salary ranks 50th among NCAA football head coaches, according to USA Today. Tuberville earns a base salary of $2,200,000 from the school. His max bonus, according to USA Today, is $540,000, which reports that his bonuses paid for 2014-15 amounted to $140,000. Tuberville’s salary is ranked the highest among AAC head coaches. Central Florida’s George O’Leary ranks second in the AAC – 57th overall – at $1,890,000 in total pay. Last year, Tuberville’s salary ranked 44th according to the USA Today coaching salary database. Nick Saban ($7,087,481) of Alabama has the highest total pay, and the Ohio State Buckeyes’ Urban Meyer ($5,860,000) has the third highest. Related: Wisconsin chancellor says Michigan, Ohio State overpaying coaches Former UC head coach Mark Dantonio – now at Michigan State – ranks 21st overall with $3,671,520 in total pay. Former Bearcats head coach Butch Jones – now at Tennessee – ranks 23rd with $3,633,000 in total pay. Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly, Jones’ predecessor at UC, ranks 68th overall ($1,187,272).
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