When Lane Kiffin signed his contract to become the next coach of the LSU Tigers , he immediately vaulted into the top three highest-paid coaches in college football . Kiffin inked a seven-year deal worth $91 million that comes with the opportunity to earn more via incentives, according to records obtained by The Advocate .

Kiffin's contract pays him $13 million per year before incentives, and that is slightly less than what Kirby Smart makes at Georgia . Kiffin, Smart and Ohio State coach Ryan Day are the only three coaches making beyond $12 million, annually before incentives. Smart and Day are two of just three active coaches with national championships on their resume.

One of the escalators in Kiffin's contract, according to the Advocate, requires a raise to make him the h

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