10. Hugh Freeze – Mississippi
Total pay: $4,310,000
Ole Miss Rebels’ head coach as of late 2011 – Hugh Freeze has earned $4,300,000 through school payments this year. He has also been paid $125,000 out of $975,000 in bonuses last year. Hugh Freeze has, without any questions, deserved such a high salary since he has led his team to two consecutive bowl games – Peach Bowl against the TCU last year where they were blown away and BCS Sugar Bowl against the Oklahoma State Cowboys which is scheduled for January 1, 2015.