MONEY TALKS
A school-by-school comparison of combined salaries of Big Ten football and men's basketball head coaches:
Ohio State
($7.4 million)
• Urban Meyer, $4.3 million
• Thad Matta, $3.1 million
Michigan State
(5.424 million)
• Mark Dantonio, $1.934 million
• Tom Izzo, $3.49 million
Iowa
($5.135 million)
• Kirk Ferentz, $3.835 million
• Fran McCaffery, $1.3 million
Michigan
($4.846 million)
• Brady Hoke, $3.046 million
• John Beilein, $1.8 million
Indiana
($4.42 million)
• Kevin Wilson, $1.26 million
• Tom Crean, $3.16 million
Purdue
($4.3 million)
• Darrell Hazell, $2 million
• Matt Painter, $2.3 million
Nebraska
($4.275 million)
• Bo Pelini, $2.875 million
• Tim Miles, $1.4 million
Wisconsin
($3.91 million)
• Gary Andersen, $1.8 million
• Bo Ryan, $2.11 million
Illinois
($3.2 million)
• Tim Beckman, $1.6 million
• John Groce, $1.6 million
Minnesota
($2.4 million)
• Jerry Kill, $1.2 million
• Richard Pitino, $1.2 million
• Northwestern and Penn State salaries are not disclosed.
• Sources: USA Today, Des Moines Register, Wisconsin State Journal