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Before Franklin’s firing, there had only been two other occasions when a school paid in excess of $20 million for a coach to go away. Those would be Florida State University’s Jimbo Fisher in 2023 (an estimated $76 million buyout) and Auburn University’s Gus Malzahn in 2020 (an estimated $21.45 million buyout).
Buyouts are becoming more common among college football coaches. Roughly $93 million in buyouts have already been given out in 2025 — just six games into the season. So where does Franklin’s payout fit in?
These are the most expensive buyouts in college football so far this year, according to FrontOfficeSports:
Penn State, James Franklin: $49.7 million
Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy: $15 million
Arkansas, Sam Pittman: $9.8 million
UCLA, DeShaun Foster: $6.43 million
Virginia Tech, Brent Pry: $6 million
Oregon State, Trent Bray: $4 million
UAB, Trent Dilfer: $2.4 million
They need to be demoted to the california penal leagueThat's so pathetic bad that UW should be part of a mid major bad.
Haven't heard of it, when's the next gameThey need to be demoted to the california penal league
The searing indictment is that Wisconsin is not visible without clicking, even though the graphic shows 15 of the 18 teams.