University of Alabama football coaches will reportedly make $18 million in 2017 as Nick Saban becomes the highest-paid head coach

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May 2, 2017 10:22 PM

Nick Saban has signed a three-year extension with the University of Alabama that will keep him at the school until at least the 2025 season when he will be 73.

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Nick Saban has signed a three-year extension with the University of Alabama that will keep him at the school until at least the 2025 season when he will be 73 years old, the school announced on Tuesday.

According to reports, the deal will also once again elevate Saban to the status of highest-paid college football coach and his 2017 earnings will be the highest in the history of college sports.

Saban will make $11.125 million in 2017, according to Steve Berkowitz of the USA Today, including a $4 million signing bonus. On top of that, Saban can earn up to $700,000 annually in incentive bonuses.

And it doesn't stop there.

According to the New York Times, Saban's ten assistant coaches will make a combined $6.5 million in 2017, bringing the entire payroll for the coaches alone to $17.7 million.

Saban replaces Michigan's Jim Harbaugh as the highest-paid college football coach. Harbaugh made $9 million in 2016, including $2 million

$3 million mortgage on his house paid off by a foundation backed by University of Alabama boosters

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