How Coach Prime's salary stacks up to other coaches

The intrigue: Coach Prime and the University of Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of college football as they won three straight games to open the season, after only winning a single game the previous season.

Reality check: The team only won one more game for the rest of this year, a sign that there's still room for improvement in Boulder.

By the numbers: Coach Prime's total pay before bonuses is $5.5 million and he's currently under a five-year contract with a base salary of $500,000 annually, according to Business of College Sports.

Sanders' additional compensation includes:

• $1.75 million annually for weekly television and radio appearances with an increase of $100,000 per year.
• $1.75 million annually for promotion and fundraising for the university's athletic department with an increase of $100,000 per year.
• $1.5 million for student athlete development, which includes academic support, garnering team support from the student body and community outreach.

The first-year head coach was also eligible for the following bonuses:

• $150,000 bonus if the team won six games and an additional $100,000 for each win beyond that in the regular season.
• $150,000 if the team made a non-New Year's Six bowl game.
• $75,000 if the team played for the Pac-12 championship.
• $75,000 if Sanders was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
• $150,000 if he wins National Coach of the Year.
• $750,000 if the teams won a National Championship.

What's next: See how the Sanders' first season with the Buffaloes unfolded on season 2 of "Coach Prime" available now on Prime Video.