After leading Florida basketball to its third national title in school story, head coach Todd Golden was rewarded with a six-year contract extension worth $40.5 million.

In this era of massive NIL deals seemingly deciding player transfers and player revenue sharing surely on the horizon, paying premium salaries for a coach still appears to be the best path to a national title,

Fresh off leading Florida to 36 wins and a national championship, the Gators have handed coach Todd Golden a fresh six-year contract that will make him one of the top five highest-paid coaches in the country.