Lincoln Riley, the head football coach at the University of Southern California (USC), received nearly $19.7 million in total compensation during his first year in 2022. This amount includes almost $10 million in base salary and over $9.6 million in other reportable pay, likely connected to the buyout that USC paid to Oklahoma. The total compensation was close to $20 million, including salary and benefits. The information was revealed through USC's new tax return.
We finally know how much it cost USC to hire Lincoln Riley as its coach. USC spent almost $20 million in 2022 on Lincoln Riley, according to federal tax forms obtained by @latimes. Of that total, Riley was paid $10 million in salary and benefits: https://t.co/66swyiGkXw
$20 million for Lincoln Riley — $10 million in base pay. https://t.co/NntjW86sh9
Southern California spent nearly $19.7 million on Lincoln Riley for his first season as football coach https://t.co/vDit8ISTah
Lincoln Riley made nearly $10 million in 2022 and USC spent almost $10 million more related to his buyout https://t.co/gecznu50uM
USC spent nearly $19.7 million on Lincoln Riley in his first year as FB coach, school's new tax return shows. It was almost $10M in base salary for 2022 and over $9.6M in "other reportable" pay, likely connected to buyout that USC paid Oklahoma: https://t.co/vZlQLeacaH