Earlier today, I reported on a story involving UCLA’s coaches and their salaries. Both head football coach Rick Neuheisel and the school’s basketball coach have volunteered to reduce their salaries to help relieve the state and school budget. Like many major college football coaches, Neuheisel makes over a million, plus gets bonuses for doing well.
But there are many coaches who make even more. It’s no surprise that USC’s Pete Carrol tops the list, making a base salary of $4.4 million. Here’s the rest of the top ten:

Pete Carrol, USC, $4.4 million
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame, $4.2 million
Nick Saban, Alabama, $3.9 million
Bob …read more

Last year, the NCAA sent a group of coaches to tour the Middle East, lifting the spirits of the troops who are overseas. This year, they’ve decided to repeat that successful trip, and the coaches traveling on this trip include:

Mack Brown, Texas
Jim Tressel, Ohio State
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA
Houston Nutt, Mississippi
Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn coach, who also went last year (see picture)

The coaches will meet and greet American miltary personel in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. They’re scheduled to leave from McConnell Ar Force Base in Kansas on May 28, and will return home on …read more