UAB’s Trent Dilfer is the highest-paid among the state’s Group of 5 coaches at $1.45 million, 77th overall. Jacksonville State’s Rich Rodriguez is 85th at $1.056 million, while Troy’s Gerad Parker is 96th at $900,000, and South Alabama’s Major Applewhite is 101st at $825,000.

The decision turned into Freeze blaming Thorne for the lack of success on the play, saying that Thorne “didn’t go with what we had called” during his postgame press conference. Thorne contradicted Freeze’s claim last week during an appearance on Next Round Live by saying that he did not check the play.

The SEC is great at many things. One of those things is ensuring that its head football coaches are well-paid. A report from USA TODAY Sports revealed the salaries of all college football head coaches from public institutions this week,

If the No. 19 Missouri Tigers needed some extra motivation against Auburn in Week 8, head coach Hugh Freeze provided plenty. In a press conference Monday, Freeze intended to compliment the job Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz has done to turn around the program and build a strong culture.

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze 2024 salary is out. Freeze is making $6,725,000 during the 2024 season from Auburn and is making $3,100 in extra pay. His total compensation is $6,728,100. That pay puts Freeze as the 25th highest paid head coach in college football.

What will it cost Auburn football if it decides to fire its coach in his second season? It might be more than you think.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze finds himself under fire after two months of questionable in-game decisions and poor-man management.