Alabama now boasts the highest-paid head coach and defensive coordinator in all of college football. The school's Board of Trustees approved the contracts of both head coach Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart on Tuesday afternoon, agreeing to pay them $5.62 million and $1.28 million per year, respectively. Saban, who has guided Alabama to three national championships in the past four seasons, edges out Texas' Mack Brown as the sport's highest paid coach. Saban's contract, which he signed in March of 2012, runs through Jan. 31, 2020. The only change made to his contract on Tuesday was an added bonus to reflect the new BCS playoff format. He will make $200,000 if he reaches the semi-final game, $300,000 if he reaches the championship game and $400,000 if he wins the title. Smart, 37, was granted a $200,000 raise to make him the highest paid defensive coordinator in the game, surpassing LSU's John Chavis, who will average $1.2 million over the next two years. Smart will make $1.35 million in 2014 and 2015. The Georgia alumnus has coached for eight seasons under Saban in college and the NFL, and has been a hot commodity in the coaching market of late, most recently interviewing for the then-vacant head coaching position at Auburn. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...ick-saban-highest-paid-college-football-coach
