College Football GM/Front Office Salaries
TOP CFB GM PAY
Michael Lombardi
North Carolina
Total:$1,510,000
Listings based on employees with title of football "general manager." For schools without designated "general manager," data are for person other than head coach -- as determined, through school websites and contact with schools -- to be highest-ranking football front-office employee or closest equivalent to general manager regarding player compensation and roster management. Georgia said it has four employees who share this role, in addition to having other, respective, duties.
Rank | Name | School | Total Pay | Conf. | School Pay | Maximum Bonus | School Buyout as of 12/1/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Lombardi | North Carolina | $1,510,000* | ACC | $1,510,000 | $502,500 | $3,187,500 |
| 2 | Mark Pantoni | Ohio State | $900,000 | Big 10 | $900,000 | $423,000 | $2,050,000 |
| 3 | Marshall Malchow | Oregon | $900,000 | Big 10 | $900,000 | $30,000 | - |
| 4 | Courtney Morgan | Alabama | $825,000 | SEC | $825,000 | $57,500 | $1,289,063 |
| 5 | Austin Thomas | LSU | $800,000 | SEC | $800,000 | $60,000 | $765,000 |
| 6 | Patrick Stewart | Nebraska | $800,000 | Big 10 | $800,000 | $200,000 | $1,883,333 |
| 7 | Ron Rivera | California | $800,000* | ACC | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| 8 | Jim Nagy | Oklahoma | $750,000* | SEC | $750,000 | - | - |
| 9 | Vince Marrow | Louisville | $714,000* | ACC | $714,000 | $140,000 | $2,050,000 |
| 10 | Brandon Harris | Texas | $600,000 | SEC | $600,000 | $114,000 | $750,000 |
| 11 | Rob Ianello | Kansas | $550,000 | Big 12 | $550,000 | $325,000 | $442,500 |
| 12 | James Blanchard | Texas Tech | $525,000* | Big 12 | $525,000 | - | $787,500 |
| 13 | Tyler Barnes | Iowa | $500,000 | Big 10 | $500,000 | - | - |
| 14 | Tyler Jones | Virginia | $480,000* | ACC | $480,000 | $25,000 | $151,667 |
| 15 | Eddie Gran | Kentucky | $475,000 | SEC | $475,000 | - | - |
| 16 | Billy Glasscock | Ole Miss | $425,000 | SEC | $425,000 | $55,000 | $70,833 |
| 17 | Gerrit Chernoff | Minnesota | $410,000* | Big 10 | $410,000 | $52,000 | $66,667 |
| 18 | J.J. Cosh | Georgia Tech | $410,000 | ACC | $410,000 | - | - |
| 19 | Jordan Sorrells | Clemson | $390,000 | ACC | $390,000 | $210,000 | $455,000 |
| 20 | Andy Vaughn | North Carolina State | $375,000 | ACC | $375,000 | - | $468,750 |
| 21 | Kevin MacConnell | Rutgers | $375,000 | Big 10 | $375,000 | $168,750 | $93,750 |
| 22 | Sean Magee | Michigan | $360,000* | Big 10 | $360,000 | - | $460,000 |
| 23 | Khary Darlington | UCLA | $350,000 | Big 10 | $350,000 | - | - |
| 24 | Marcus Sedberry | Wisconsin | $334,805 | Big 10 | $334,805 | - | - |
| 25 | Matt Doherty | Washington | $325,008* | Big 10 | $325,008 | $150,000 | $402,084 |
| 26 | Remy Cofield | Arkansas | $325,000* | SEC | $325,000 | $100,000 | - |
| 27 | Andy Lutz | Missouri | $300,000 | SEC | $300,000 | $155,000 | - |
| 28 | Darrick Yray | Florida State | $300,000 | ACC | $300,000 | - | - |
| 29 | Clint Brown | Kansas State | $300,000 | Big 12 | $300,000 | - | - |
| 30 | Kenyatta Wright | Oklahoma State | $300,000 | Big 12 | $300,000 | - | - |
| 31 | Cole Moore | Michigan State | $275,000 | Big 10 | $275,000 | - | $45,833 |
| 32 | Derek Hoodjer | Iowa State | $265,000 | Big 12 | $265,000 | $20,000 | $44,167 |
| 33 | Marc Votteler | Mississippi State | $250,000 | SEC | $250,000 | $20,833 | $316,667 |
| 34 | Darren Uscher | South Carolina | $250,000 | SEC | $250,000 | - | - |
| 35 | Will Redmond | Auburn | $240,000 | SEC | $240,000 | - | $28,000 |
| 36 | Robert Blechen | Utah | $230,000 | Big 12 | $230,000 | $134,167 | $67,083 |
| 37 | Patrick Embleton | Illinois | $229,500 | Big 10 | $229,500 | - | - |
| 38 | Zach Grant | Cincinnati | $225,000 | Big 12 | $225,000 | $33,750 | $75,000 |
| 39 | Matt Wilson | Indiana | $220,000 | Big 10 | $220,000 | $18,333 | $27,500 |
| 40 | David Kelly | Colorado | $216,320 | Big 12 | $216,320 | - | - |
| 41 | Jason Cvercko | Arizona State | $210,000 | Big 12 | $210,000 | - | - |
| 42 | Derek Miller | Texas A&M | $200,000 | SEC | $200,000 | $40,000 | $33,333 |
| 43 | Brandon Lee | Purdue | $200,000 | Big 10 | $200,000 | $68,000 | $216,667 |
| 44 | Michael Hazel | Virginia Tech | $200,000 | ACC | $200,000 | - | $116,667 |
| 45 | Wesley Fritz | Houston | $200,000 | Big 12 | $200,000 | $72,000 | $25,000 |
| 46 | Chuck Lillie | West Virginia | $200,000 | Big 12 | $200,000 | $80,000 | - |
| 47 | Merci Falaise | Maryland | $180,000 | Big 10 | $180,000 | $54,000 | $30,000 |
| 48 | Gaizka Crowley | Arizona | $170,500 | Big 12 | $170,500 | - | - |
| 49 | Billy High | Tennessee | $150,000 | SEC | $150,000 | - | - |
| 50 | Not Available | Georgia | $0* | SEC | - | - | - |
| 51 | Dennis Smith | Miami (FL) | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 52 | John Garrett | Duke | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 53 | Barton Simmons | Vanderbilt | - | SEC | - | - | - |
| 54 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 55 | Aaron Hunt | Baylor | - | Big 12 | - | - | - |
| 56 | Spencer Dickow | Boston College | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 57 | Dave George | BYU | - | Big 12 | - | - | - |
| 58 | Trent Mossbrucker | UCF | - | Big 12 | - | - | - |
| 59 | Nick Polk | Florida | - | SEC | - | - | - |
| 60 | Andy Frank | Penn State | - | Big 10 | - | - | - |
| 61 | Chad Bowden | USC | - | Big 10 | - | - | - |
| 62 | J.R. Sandlin | SMU | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 63 | Tommy Caporale | Syracuse | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 64 | Ryan Dorchester | TCU | - | Big 12 | - | - | - |
| 65 | Rob Schlaeger | Wake Forest | - | ACC | - | - | - |
| 66 | Mike Martin | Notre Dame | - | IndFBS | - | - | - |
| 67 | Christian Sarkisian | Northwestern | - | Big 10 | - | - | - |
| 68 | Graham Wilbert | Pittsburgh | - | ACC | - | - | - |
The information below applies to the data obtained for the 2025 contract season: To see the methodology behind this data, click here.
Where the table does not display a number, it means the amount could not be obtained or it is $0.
"Buyout Owed" figures are the amount a school would owe employee if it fired him without cause on Dec. 1, 2025. Many of these amounts are expressly subject to the employee's duty to make good-faith efforts to find another job, with income from that employment offsetting the amount owed. If mitigation and offset are not addressed in contract, employee still may have obligation to make efforts in that regard. The amount listed may be owed to employee over an extended period of time, rather than as a lump sum at termination. Amounts may take into account per-day pro-rating for a partial contract year.
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By Steve Berkowitz, Mark Giannotto, Sean Dougherty, Leo Wotzak, Brittany Hite and Jeff Bumgardner; Robert Lattinville of WME, who represents college coaches and athletics directors as well as NCAA member schools.
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