11. Art Briles – Baylor
Total pay: $4,238,573
Baylor is one of those private institutions with the right to keep their salary records for themselves, which they legitimately use. However, while coach Briles’ contract details are obscured, his salary is pretty specific. Only $2,500 have been reported as additional payments which means that almost all of the above-mentioned chunk of salary is guaranteed. As you might have imagined rest of Briles’ contract details are being kept secret as well, but we do know that he’s supposed to remain Bears’ coach until 2023 when he’ll be 68 years old. It’s no less than he deserves despite failing to win in two consecutive bowl games in 2013 and 2014. After all, he has led the team to a couple of best seasons in their history which have earned them the top 10 overall finish – only second and third in school’s history.
