Million-Dollar NCAA Coaches, Barely Adequate Graduation Rates

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An APR score of 925 means that a team is on schedule to graduate at least 50 percent of its players. Teams that aren’t achieving at least a score of 925 will be subject to NCAA penalties next year. Here is a look at some of the nation’s highest paid Division I head college football coaches and how their programs are faring academically.

Coach	University	Salary	Academic Progress Rate

Kirk Ferentz	University of Iowa	$2.8 million	950

Pete Carroll	Southern California	$2.8 million	929

Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	$1.9 million	935

Bill Callahan	Nebraska	$1.7 million	932

Guy Morriss	Baylor	$1.1 million	941

Mack Brown	Texas	$1 million	931

Mike Bellotti	Oregon	$1 million	900

Paul Johnson	Navy	$1 million	986

Salary source: USA Today
APR source: National Collegiate Athletic Association

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