An investigation in The New York Times examines the increasingly complicated and increasingly lucrative contracts of head coaches of big-time college football programs. The bulk of compensation typically comes outside of the base salary and total compensation deals are in the multiple millions. The article focuses on the two coaches who will face off next week for the national championship: Nick Saban of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Les Miles of Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. The coaches can earn $600,000 and $500,000, respectively based on the athletic performance of their teams. They can earn $100,000 and $200,000, respectively, based on meeting certain academic goals for their players.