NV college president criticizes coaching salaries
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: postg0 5726 days ago
RENO, Nev.—University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick has criticized the rising salaries of college coaches, saying the trend is troubling at a time when state higher education funds have shrunk.
Glick's criticism comes three weeks after Kentucky made John Calipari the nation's highest-paid coach in college basketball, awarding him an eight-year, $31.65 million deal.
"That's $4 million a year. It's wrong," Glick told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
"You have to keep costs in perspective.....