UConn football is maintained because it has a potential as an added revenue source. Its like you never knew they had many sellouts the first decade in East Hartford.
Duke?, are you kidding? They get $40MM from the ACC + Duke basketball Licensing agreements in the eight figures + donations.
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But football needs funding
From USA Today 2022 season. Salary of UConn football coaches.
$3,177,000 total (that's with head coach salary of $1.5MM} Geno almost makes as much the entire football coaching staff.
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College Football
Connecticut Football Assistant Coaches' Salaries
Updated 8:18 pm ET Dec 07, 2022
Connecticut
Independents
2020 Total Pay figures takes into account reductions due to issues caused by COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Max Bonus amounts not tallied. 2021 Total Pay does not take into account reductions.
Total Pandemic Reductions shown may actually have been lower due to changes made after publication of 2020 figure. For all notes, see below.
Year | Coach | Total Pay | Scheduled School Pay | Actual School Pay | Contract Year Pandemic Reduction | Total Pandemic Reduction | Max Bonus | Other |
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2022 | Nick Charlton | $375,000 | $375,000 | $375,000 | — | — | $87,500 | — |
2022 | Lou Spanos | $327,608 | $327,608 | $327,608 | — | — | $81,902 | — |
2022 | Gordon Sammis | $185,000 | $185,000 | $185,000 | — | — | $46,250 | — |
2022 | John Allen | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | — | — | $40,000 | — |
2022 | Dalton Hilliard | $140,000 | $140,000 | $140,000 | — | — | $35,000 | — |
2022 | E.J Barthell | $130,000 | $130,000 | $130,000 | — | — | $32,500 | — |
2022 | John Marinelli | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | — | — | $30,000 | — |
2022 | Kenny McClendon | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | — | — | $30,000 | — |
2022 | Doug Shearer | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | — | — | $30,000 | — |