Top 5 most expensive college football upsets

3. Georgia Southern vs. Nebraska – $1.423 million (2022) 

Losing to Georgia Southern at home was the final straw for the Scott Frost-era at Nebraska. Along with paying Frost the remaining $15 million of his contract, the Cornhuskers also paid the Eagles $1.423 million. Georgia Southern entered the game as 23.5-point underdogs and had to overcome two turnovers to beat Nebraska. Eagles’ quarterback Kyle Vantrease threw for 409 yards and running back Gerald Green rushed for 132 yards as well as two touchdowns. Frost was 16-31 as the Cornhuskers’ head coach.