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Most of the highest-paid college football coaches have avoided the voluntary salary reductions that have swept Power Five programs, according to an ESPN survey.
ESPN surveyed the 65 schools in the Power Five conferences SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 along with 10 other prominent basketball programs. At 33 of the 75 schools, at least one of either the football and basketball coach had agreed to have his pay cut to deal with the financial crisis brought on by the pandemic.
But eight of the 10 football coaches with the largest salaries during the 2019-20 academic year have not had their salaries reduced, including Clemsons Dabo Swinney ($9.3 million) and Alabamas Nick Saban ($8.9 million), the two highest-paid coaches in the sport.
Among basketball coaches, half of the 10 highest paid have not taken cuts, including Kentuckys John Calipari, the nations top-paid coach.
Michigans Jim Harbaugh, who made $7.5 million (tied for third highest with Texas A&Ms Jimbo Fisher), is the highest-paid football coach to take a pay cut, agreeing to a one-year, 10 percent reduction.
Among basketball coaches, Duke Mike Krzyzewskis is the highest paid to agree to a cut. He made $7.3 million last year and was part of a round of salary reductions at the school, where the highest-paid employees had their pay trimmed from 2.5 percent to 10 percent.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/18/espn-most-highest-paid-college-coaches-avoid-coronavirus-salary-cuts/
I did not know college coaches were making CEO-level salaries.
This country sure has some fucked up priorities.
sorcrow
(421 posts)Coaches are the highest paid public employees in 40 states. Clemson's coach makes 90 times what the governor of SC makes.
[link:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://fanbuzz.com/national/highest-paid-state-employees/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjt9pfeodfqAhUQH80KHYiYAecQFjABegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw0m2d2rzqq6vs4wpqfuP4qi&cf=1|
Regards,
Crow
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)That fake pious crap absolutely disgusts me and I'm not surprised at all that he's not willing to make any sacrifices while others are struggling.
pfitz59
(10,409 posts)Burning through "student athletes" while paying "public employees" exorbitant salaries.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)and they scramble to land crap Summer jobs when they should be paid by districts to plan for the coming school year and work with each other to develop new materials and teaching methods.