Illinois expected to tab Koenning as DC
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...solid addition, and Illinois will pay him handsomely ($475,000 annually). Koenning likely can expect a nice salary as well. Zook tried to bring in Penn State defensive line coach Larry Johnson last year, but...
Blog | December 15, 2009Ferentz talks Notre Dame, injury updates
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...see this as a strong possibility. Ferentz has numerous reasons to remain at Iowa, namely a huge salary and the ability to go 8-4 and not fear for a pink slip. Though the 11th...
Blog | December 02, 2009Iowa's Ferentz is right on the money
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...com's Adam Rittenberg Any discussion about Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz always traces back to his salary. Let's be clear: college football coaches' salaries are out of control, swelling from the excessive to...
Blog | October 05, 2009Spartans' AD, coaches get extensions
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comMichigan State's Board of Trustees announced Friday that it has approved contract extensions through 2016 for athletic director Mark Hollis, head football coach Mark Dantonio and head men's basketball coach Tom Izzo.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009Iowa's Ferentz finally signs contract
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...new deal takes Ferentz through the 2015 season. It doesn't include any changes to his salary or bonus structure, and he will continue to earn $3.02 million annually. Ferentz enters his 11th...
Blog | July 20, 2009Northwestern extends Fitzgerald through 2015
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Pat Fitzgerald has changed the face of Northwestern football, and, in the process, has become the face of the...
Blog | June 23, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...nbsp; The percentage payout for the Motor City Bowl drops from 5% of a coach's salary to 2%. The Insight Bowl drops from 5% to 3%. The Champs Bowl drops from 10% to...
Blog | June 15, 2009St. Patrick's Day economics in the Big Ten
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...head coach. His revised deal is somewhat of a bargain, at least according to today's salary standards, and should keep Dantonio in East Lansing for a while longer. TCF Bank Stadium -- It...
Blog | March 17, 2009Big Ten lunch links: Illini finalize Cincinnati series
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...it from earlier today, Ohio State won't follow the national trend of paying ridiculously high salaries for assistant football coaches, Tim May writes in The Columbus Dispatch. Iowa might end up with two...
Blog | March 02, 2009Ohio State avoids salary circus with assistants
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...State isn't following the lead of other football powerhouses when it comes to assistants' salaries. Though head coach Jim Tressel received a well-deserved raise before the 2008 season, his assistants aren...
Blog | March 02, 2009Ferentz contract completes fast turnaround
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Few men have traveled the route from "coach on the hot seat" to "hot coach" faster than I...
Blog | February 12, 2009Big Ten mailbag
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Two questions: 1. What do you attribute this failure to at least break even? The excessively high salaries? 2. Do you think this could be the start of a trend in major college athletics? Adam...
Blog | February 03, 2009Bond with Brewster brings Fisch to Gophers
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...agreed to a two-year contract that could earn him as much as $650,000. A handsome salary and the chance to work alongside Brewster hooked Fisch, who interviewed for the Detroit Lions' offensive...
Blog | January 22, 2009Big Ten lunch links: Fickell has offer from Irish
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...re Johnson, why would you not seriously think about jumping to Illinois? You get a bump in salary from the $250-300K range you're making now to something approaching what Locksley made as...
Blog | January 15, 2009Putting a bow on the Big Ten season
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The end result wasn't what most Big Ten fans had in mind, but 2008 still brought plenty of intrigue aroun...
Blog | January 14, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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