The athletes, as a financial reward for delivering a national title, get a reminder that they continue to get exploited while making others rich
When Alabama defeated Georgia 26-23 in overtime in Monday’s College Football National Championship game, the Crimson Tide coaches weren’t just giddy because of their on-field victory. They also won at the bank, with the staff set to receive a collective $1.27 million in bonuses for winning the title.
Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt gets the largest bonus at $234,000, followed by offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who’ll get a nice $216,000 bump. Head coach Nick Saban gets the fifth largest bonus at $100,000. Incredibly, Saban now has more national titles than all other active FBS coaches combined.
With his sixth national title, five at Alabama and one at LSU, Saban tied Alabama legend Paul “Bear” Bryant for the most ever won by one coach.
