33 Results for salaries

Leach keeps 'em entertained

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Just hit "record" and watch Texas Tech coach Mike Leach work his Tim Wakefield-like magic on an open microphone.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

For the love of the game

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Spring is in the air. Well, at least spring practice is. So are returning Heisman contenders, pulling guards and SEC passion. What's love got to do with it? Everything.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Breaking the huddle on protocol in the BCS era

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Office Of Protocol It is the time of year when all of college football obsesses about protocol. Making the BCS National Championship Game is neither c...

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Return home gives Neuheisel chance for redemption

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Exile forced Rick Neuheisel to reflect about the kind of coach he had been. His return home to UCLA offers an opportunity for redemption.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2008

Coaches' tour: Strange bedfellows, midair refuels and some needling

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...Weis' post-mortem: "A great ball-busting moment." Military Style In this age of the seven-figure salary, college football coaches are accustomed to having a private plane at their disposal and a luxury vehicle...

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Troops offer inspiration, motivation for coaches

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Five coaches visited the Middle East to give back to the troops, but they received as much as they gave. The coaches returned with lessons about maturity and teamwork sure to be shared with their teams.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008

Even with increased parity, lure of traditional powers is hard to resist

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Rich Rodriguez's decision to leave his alma mater, West Virginia, for Michigan isn't comparable to Petrino-gate. Even though Rodriguez got the Mountaineers to the brink of a national title, Michigan offers something West Virginia can't: the opportunity to test himself against the game's best coaches.

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2007

Winning not enough to extend Nutt, Bower tenures

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The departures of Arkansas coach Houston Nutt and Southern Miss coach Jeff Bower are unique to this day and time, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2007

Razorbacks add another chapter to crazy 2007 story

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Arkansas' heaping helping of Wild Hog was more than No. 1 LSU could stomach, added another round of indigestion to the BCS race and stoked another coaching crisis.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2007

Saban still under fire for taking helm of Tide

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Nick Saban is known for his ability to ignore everything but the task at hand. It's what has made him successful -- and what has fans in Baton Rouge still irate.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2007

Erickson happy, ready for Arizona State to be home

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Snicker if you want, but nomadic Dennis Erickson is ready to call Arizona State his final coaching stop, Ivan Maisel writes.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2007

Dorrell takes coaching staff instability in stride

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Karl Dorrell has watched assistants leave each season, but he's not letting the turnover rate get UCLA down.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2007

Bielema, Badgers focused on the future

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The begrudging respect given Wisconsin in 2006 is available as fuel for 2007, but Bret Bielema's disciplined approach keeps the Badgers' focus inward, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2007

Mason shocked by Minnesota dismissal

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

In the stratosphere where college football coaches' salaries reside, the patience of the administrators paying those salaries has grown as thin as oxygen, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2006

Butch Davis jumps to top of list for North Carolina job

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Former Miami coach Butch Davis is a leading candidate for the head coaching job at North Carolina.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2006