Previous research examines head football coaches’ salary only using aggregate athletic department revenues. Using detailed football program fixed and variable revenues provided in the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System data, head football coaches signing either new and modified contracts are able to capture both variable and fixed revenues when negotiating salaries. Additionally, for the two other labor groups (student athletes and assistant head coaches), assistant head coaches salary is positive and statistically significant with respect to head coaches’ salary, while student athletes aid is statistically insignificant, possibly due to the cap imposed on student athletic aid during this time period.

以前的研究仅使用体育部门的总收入来检查主教练的薪水。使用NCAA会员财务报告系统数据中提供的详细足球计划固定收入和可变收入，签署新合同和经修改合同的主教练可以在协商薪金时获得可变收入和固定收入。此外，对于其他两个劳工类别（学生运动员和助理总教练），助理总教练的薪水是正数，且相对于总教练的薪水具有统计学意义，而学生运动员的助学金在统计上微不足道，这可能是由于对学生施加的上限在此期间提供运动辅助。