USA Today has published its annual list of college football coaching salaries and it looks like the PAC 12 coaches will be asking for cash this year.
Chip Kelly, Oregon, $2,800,000
Jeff Tedford, California, $2,300,000
Steve Sarkisian, Washington, $2,250,000
Kyle Whittingham, utah, $1,700,000
Dennis Erickson, Arizona State, $1,503,000
Mike Stoops, Arizona, $1,465,000
Mike Riley, Oregon State, $1,313, 471
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA, $1,285,000
Jon Embree, Colorado, $725,000
Paul Wulff, Washington State, $600,050
So... obviously Stoops has been fired, and USC Lane Kiffin is likely to be at the top of this list, but because he coaches at a private school, his salary information is not revealed. The same thing goes for Stanford.
Yes, yes... I know in tough times any of the aforementioned salaries are looking pretty peachy. However, PAC 12 coaches are paid poorly. If that bothers you, I don't apologize because it is true.
Six SEC coaches make more than any PAC 12 coach. The lowest-paid SEC coach, Kentucky's Joker Phillips, would rank fourth here. Ten SEC coaches are paid more than Tedford, who is No. 2 on the PAC 12 list.
Keep in mind this isn't even taking into account the cost of living in each city... there the PAC is really screwed.
