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Oh, ok, I missed that.

How does Paterno compare to other coaches? He's actually below the average college football coach salary of $950,000. That's not counting benefits, subsidized housing, incentives or any other perks, according to USAToday.com. In fact, 42 of the 119 Division I-A coaches are earning $1 million or more; Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops earns $3 million annually.

Coaches Jim Tresse (Ohio State) and Mack Brown (Texas) are among nine coaches earning more than $2 million. According to the New York Times, some of the highest paid college football coaches include Alabama's Nick Saban with an eight-year deal worth almost $32 million and Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione with a $2.09 million annual salary. Today, college football means big bucks, for some.

Back in 1958 the University of Alabama lured Bear Bryant with a promise of $18,000 a year, or the rough equivalent of $130,000 today; last year the university handed Nick Saban an eight-year deal worth roughly $32 million. Several dozen college football coaches now earn more than $1 million a year — and that’s before the books, speeches, endorsement deals and who knows what else. Earlier this season the head coach at Texas A&M, Dennis Franchione, was caught topping up his $2.09 million salary by selling to Aggie alums, for $1,200 a pop, his private football-gossip newsletter.

Sounds like becoming a coach might be better than becoming a pro player, considering the length of time you can reasonably expect to do it.