'TIS THE SEASON—for firing college football coaches, at least. A flurry of high-profile moves this week brought the number of FBS head coaches axed this season to 12. Their stockings are not empty though—they are owed more than $60 million in buyouts. Here's a rundown of the outlandish presents left under the trees of coaches fired over the last three weeks.
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$12.3 MILLION
TODD GRAHAM
ASU
$12.2 MILLION
JIM MORA
UCLA
$10.4 MILLION
KEVIN SUMLIN
TEXAS A&M
$8.3 MILLION
BUTCH JONES
TENNESSEE
$6.6 MILLION
MIKE RILEY
NEBRASKA
$5.9 MILLION
BRET BIELEMA
ARKANSAS
