The retirement of Nick Saban set off a series of events that resulted in coaches at other institutions receiving salaries totaling millions of dollars.

For 28 seasons, including the final 17 at the University of Alabama, Saban served as head coach. Six of the seven national titles he guided teams to were earned with the Crimson Tide.

Inevitably, when a head football coach post at one of the elite programs becomes available, coaches and agents rush to secure not only that highly sought-after position but also the other positions that become available as coaches start transferring.

Saban needs to be replaced by someone. That coach needs to be replaced, and so on.

2023 salary: $4.2 millionProbable new wage: $10 million or moreThe famous Nick Saban must go, and Kalen DeBoer will inherit an Alabama football team that has won eighteen national titles.Only since 2020 has DeBoer served as a major college football head coach. He earned around $1.3 million a season during his two years at Fresno State. After that, he relocated to the University of Washington, where coach guided the team to its first College Football Playoff appearance since 2016 this season. This last season, he earned $4.2 million, according to USA Today.The specifics of DeBoer’s new deal with Alabama are still under wraps. Nevertheless, according to the Seattle Times, he declined a contract offer from Washington that would have been worth