Highest paid coaches in the Big Ten

[Sbee]

surprised by this a little bit

The Big Ten Conference has four of the nine highest-paid college football coaches in the country, with Michigan State's Mark Dantonio leading the way at more than $5.6 million per year according to USA Today's college football coaching salaries database. Dantonio is the second-highest paid coach in the nation, behind Alabama's Nick Saban at more than $7.1 million.
Ohio State's Urban Meyer is second in the Big Ten and No. 6 nationally at approximately $4.5 million, followed by James Franklin (No. 8 overall) at $4.3 million and Kirk Ferentz (No. 9 overall) at $4.075 million.
After Ferentz, the next Big Ten coach in line is Bo Pelini, who makes about $1 million per season less than Ferentz at $3.077 million. Pelini is No. 24 overall.
You can see the salaries for all the Big Ten coaches below. To see information on possible bonuses and potential maximum pay, you can click the link the USA Today's database listed in the first paragraph.
Big Ten coaching salaries
1. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, $5,636,145
2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State, $4,536,640
3. James Franklin, Penn State, $4,300,000
4. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, $4,075,000
5. Bo Pelini, Nebraska, $3,077,646
6. Brady Hoke, Michigan, $2,856,000
7. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, $2,480,967
8. Gary Andersen, Wisconsin, $2,285,000
9. Jerry Kill, Minnesota, $2,100,000
10. Darrell Hazell, Purdue, $2,090,000
11. Randy Edsall, Maryland, $2,033,880
12. Tim Beckman, Illinois, $1,950,250
13. Kevin WIlson, Indiana, $1,301,644
14. Kyle Flood, Rutgers, $987,000

 

[Spartan23MSU]

"im going to be coaching here a long time" No wonder! had no idea he was making that much, I assumed 3ish

 

[LuciousGameWinner]

He got a 2 million bonus so technically he's only making 3 million.