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Ferentz’s pay ninth among college football coaches
IOWA CITY - Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has slid to ninth place in annual compensation among college football coaches, according to a database compiled by the USA Today.
Ferentz, who signed his current contract in 2010, makes $4.075 million this year. That ranks fourth among Big Ten coaches behind Michigan State's Mark Dantonio (second, $5.6 million), Ohio State's Urban Meyer (sixth, $4.48 million), Penn State's James Franklin (eighth, $4.4 million), according to the database.
Alabama Coach Nick Saban was first at $7.16 million. Oklahoma's Bob Stoops ($5.06 million) ranks third, followed by Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin ($5.06 million) and Texas' Charlie Strong ($5 million)
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Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz (right) shakes hands with Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen after their Big Ten Conference NCAA football game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa. Wisconsin won, 28-9. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz watches as his team warms up before their NCAA college football game against the Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)
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