Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham 2025 contract details: Salary, buyout and more

Utah’s Kyle Whittingham is the No. 33 highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY’s 2025 compensation survey. The Utes coach is set to earn a total of $6,925,000, not including bonuses, which ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 Conference.

USA TODAY’s available data does not include total pay figures for Big 12 member BYU.

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Amounts for coaches at private schools or Pittsburgh are based on the schools’ most recently available financial records, which cover the 2023 calendar year and include all forms of pay from the school, including bonuses.

Here’s everything you need to know about Whittingham’s contract with Utah in 2025.

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How much does Utah pay Kyle Whittingham in 2025?

Utah is scheduled to pay Whittingham $6,925,000 for the 2025 season. But that number could go up based on potential bonuses. Bonuses Paid based on contract amendment the parties signed in October 2023 under which Whittingham agreed that for the 2023 season only, his bonus for the team’s bowl appearance would be $100,000 less than otherwise called for under the contract.

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How much is Kyle Whittingham’s buyout at Utah in 2025?

As of Dec. 1, 2025, if the school fires Whittingham without cause, he would be set to receive $8,333,333, which ranks as the No. 52 most expensive buyout out of the 105 USA TODAY’s could review and No. 11 in the Big 12 Conference.

USA TODAY’s available data does not include buyout figures for Big 12 members TCU, Baylor and BYU.

All buyout figures are calculated using the same hypothetical date of a coach’s separation with their school. Many of buyout clauses reviewed by USA TODAY are expressly subject to coach’s duty to make good-faith efforts to find another job, with income from that employment offsetting the amount owed. If mitigation and offset are not addressed in contract, the coach may still have an obligation to make efforts in that regard. The amount listed may be owed to coach over an extended period of time, rather than as a lump sum at termination. Amount may not take into account per-day pro-rating for a partial contract year.

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How much can Kyle Whittingham earn in bonuses in 2025?

The most Whittingham can earn in bonuses from Utah for the 2025-26 season and school year is $1,800,000, which ranks as tied for 18th greatest possible total out of the 111 that USA TODAY could review. Whittingham’s maximum bonus ranks No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference.

USA TODAY’s available data does not include maximum bonus figures for Big 12 members TCU, Baylor and BYU.

To see the methodology behind these data, click here.

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