California is mandating salary cuts for state employees, but certain people were exempt from such drops in pay because they have multi-year contracts. UCLA’s athletic director Dan Guerrero, football coach Rich Neuheisel, and basketball coach Ben Howland were all those not affected by the cuts – but all three are volunteering to accept lower salaries to help out the state.
The exact amount their paychecks will drop is still being negotiated, but the men will forfeit up to 10% of their salaries for the year. Neuheisel makes $1.25, plus up to $500,000 in bonuses annually, while Howland’s salary plus incentives for …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