It has been back to business as usual in college football, where athletics departments gave coaches big pay raises despite pleading poverty and cutting jobs during the pandemic. Were they really hurting for cash last year or did they actually have cash to burn? In the alternate financial reality of college sports, it apparently was both. In 2019, the last season before the pandemic, 16 coaches made at least $5 million in guaranteed annual pay, up from three in 2013. This year, 21 will make at least $5 millions, including at least seven coaches who got richer new contract terms during the pandemic, according to the latest annual head coaches’ compensation survey by USA TODAY Sports. Go to https://www.usatoday.com/sports for more details. #sports #football #college #coaches #salaries #collegefootball