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AMA FORMAT: at /r/CFB the mods set up the AMA thread so our guest can just show up at a scheduled time and start answering; answers begin at 7pm ET on Monday (10/21) by /u/usatoday!

STEVE BERKOWITZ & TOM SCHAD from USA TODAY Sports

Hey everyone, we’re Steve Berkowitz and Tom Schad from USA TODAY Sports. We recently released our annual college football coaches compensation database, which USA TODAY began tracking annually in 2006.

This year, Georgia’s Kirby Smart became the highest-paid college football coach in the country at more than $13 million. We also tracked the most overpaid and underpaid coaches, and those who even left bonus money on the table. And we wrote about the College Football Playoff, and how some coaches may get a surprise if they reach that stage – and not a good one. You can learn more about our methodology behind the data here.

Now that you know a little about the project, here’s a bit more about us:

I’m Steve, a reporter with the USA TODAY Sports’ enterprise and investigations group. Through public records requests, I help to construct, maintain and analyze annually updated databases of college athletics compensation that started in 2006, school finances and football “guarantee-game” payments. I cover a variety of NCAA, federal and state legal and legislative issues, including Title IX. PROOF

And I’m Tom, an enterprise and Olympics reporter for USA TODAY Sports. While a lot of my coverage over the past six months has revolved around the 2024 Paris Games, I’ve also been assisting Steve Berkowitz with his work on coaches’ compensation since I arrived at USA TODAY in 2017. Before that, I spent parts of three seasons covering the University of Memphis football team for The Commercial Appeal. PROOF

We’re excited to join you on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. ET to chat about what we learned this year and over the years with this database. Ask us anything!

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Steve and Tom will be here to answer your questions on Monday (10/21) at 7pm ET!