ECU football coach Blake Harrell, others cashed it in with bonus payouts

by | Jan 22, 2025

The college football postseason has been very beneficial for many coaches.

USA Today Sports put together a list of the postseason coaches and what they made. Overall, the newspaper reports a little more than $16.8 million for on-field achievements. Four coaches picked up $1 million each.

ECU coach Blake Harrell even walked away with $95,000 although he wasn’t the head coach all season. He took over after Mike Harrell was fired. He got $45,000 after ECU won its sixth game of the season, making the Pirates bowl eligible. He also got $50,000 after the Military Bowl win.

Click here to read more and find out how much other coaches got this season.

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