More Money for Football Coaches

The pay for new head football coaches at big-time college athletic programs is about 7 percent higher this year than last, USA Today reported, based on a survey by the newspaper. While that increase is smaller than the one the previous year, other expenses are on the rise. The new cohort of coaches includes many more than in years past who were previously head coaches at other institutions, and whose past employers were owed substantial sums in buyouts paid by the new hiring institutions.