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Coach buyouts piling up past $150 million, raising questions about whether the frenzy is sustainable

By Week 10, coaching buyout costs have reached $185 million amid longer contracts and higher expectations, raising concerns about financial sustainability in college football programs.

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Merely three weeks into the season, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry were out of a job. Seven weeks later, a half-dozen more coaches were added to the list of midseason firings – and high-profile ones at that. A quarter of the SEC’s coaches who started the season are gone. So are longtime coaches James Franklin of Penn State and Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy. It’s not as simple as an uncomfortable conversation and launching a se…

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Fired college coach buyouts pass $180 million, raising questions about sustainability

By Week 10, buyout totals for college football coaches have reached around $185 million. This raises questions about whether athletic departments can continue to spend their way out of problems.

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Coach buyouts piling up past $150 million, raising questions about whether the frenzy is sustainable

Just three weeks into the season, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry lost their jobs.

·United States
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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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