In the age of NIL, the salary of coaches — many of whom have brought up what their players are now capable of making — has become even more of a hot-button issue.
According to a report from the Sports Daily, the highest-paid state employee in the majority of U.S. states is a head football coach. That’s the case in 31 of 50 states — which includes Pennsylvania. But it’s not Pat Narduzzi.
Narduzzi isn’t the highest-paid coach in Pennsylvania, but he’s certainly well-compensated. According to USA Today, Narduzzi is the 28th-highest-paid coach in college football and the third-highest-paid coach in the ACC.
He checks in with a $5,875,817 salary in the 2023 season — but his maximum bonus, bonuses paid and school buyout were not included.
Only Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($10,758,575) and Florida State’s Mike Norvell ($7,300,000) are paid more in the ACC.
It hasn’t been the best start to the season for Narduzzi’s squad, sitting at 1-4 with serious changes needing to be made over the course of the bye week, but he is still one of the most accomplished coaches in the ACC.
Narduzzi is 63-44 (41-27 ACC) as he enters the back half of his ninth season as the Pitt head coach. He’s had one losing season, although that appears as though it will be changing this season, and he’s coming off the best two-season stretch over the last 40 seasons — obviously, including the 2021 ACC championship.
Narduzzi is under contract at Pitt until 2030, but the luster of back-to-back seasons finishing inside the AP Top 25 is dimming quickly as the 2023 season continues to disappoint. He isn’t on any sort of hot seat, but he has his work cut out in showing that Pitt is still building off its best success in decades.
ACC
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($10,758,575)
Florida State’s Mike Norvell ($7,300,000)
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi ($5,875,817)
Louisville’s Jeff Brohm ($5,550,000)
North Carolina State’s Dave Doeren ($5,024,390)
North Carolina’s Mack Brown ($5,000,000)
Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson ($4,284,656)
Virginia’s Tony Elliott ($4,250,000)
Syracuse’s Dino Babers ($4,063,138)
Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry ($4,000,000)
Boston College’s Jeff Hafley ($3,120,012)
Georgia Tech’s Brent Key ($2,800,000)
Duke’s Mike Elko and Miami’s Mario Cristobal were not included.
Call the cops…..this is robbery for the product he is putting on the field!
What is Cig making?
He seems to be doing volunteer work. No pay required. He’s a Pittsburgh kinda guy. That happens to be sleeping.
Cig is paid by our competition to ruin our team.
He also checks in as the biggest blowhard.
Maybe he can now purchase an entire fleet of luxury golf carts so he can be more cushy at practice.
It’s in line with his overall performance, he has been and is one of the best in the conference. This series of articles is really the worst kind of pandering to drum up clicks
Point taken, but you have to admit that his decision making concerning the OC and QB positions since last season have been questionable at best.
Yes.
Willful neglect when he hired Cig. Is hiring Cig grounds for termination with cause?
You don’t have to be in the MBA program at Pitt to see they aren’t getting a ROI on him.
Pitt Football doesn’t need another coddling parent. They need a coach!
Unbelievable first time I ever turned off a Pitt football game and to see now what they are paying this guy. You can get better for less time for a change shake the disease.
Still think he’s going to Michigan St?
Maybe use some of his money for NIL (OL & QB)?