The Big Ten, somewhat surprisingly, placed four head coaches in the country's top ten highest paid for the 2014 season. While one of those coaches is Kirk Ferentz, it's still a promising number. (Especially considering Michigan likely to join those ranks when it hires Brady Hoke's replacement.)
But for however impressive that number is, it's overshadowed by some of the Big Ten's bottom-feeders. Just how B1G is it?
The SEC has 4 coaches in top 10; Nick Saban No. 1 on @USATODAYsports list. Ten SEC coaches top $3 million mark compared to Big Tens five.
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) November 20, 2014
The lowest-paid SEC coach at public school is Kentuckys Mark Stoops (2,701,600). Thats still more than 8 Big Ten coaches.@USATODAYsports
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) November 20, 2014
The only Big Ten coach who makes less than $1 million: Rutgers Kyle Flood, who at $987,000 is lowest-paid coach from a Power Five league.
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) November 20, 2014
This is why promotion/relegation should be a thing, because that's pitiful.
Source: twitter.com/BTNTomDienhart
