Zac Jackson of Fox Sports Ohio is reporting Kent State's contract extension with coach Scott Stricklin is six years, $300k per year
Zac Jackson @FSOhioZJackson
Kent State baseball coach Scott Stricklin's contract extension is six years, 300,000 a year.
Think about that for a minute. KSU is putting out $300k a year for a coach for a program that brings in negligible revenue. Certainly the World Series run generated a lot of publicity and I would hope an increase in alumni donations, but that is still a lot of coin. Based on earlier reports when Wolford was hired, this is more than Wolf makes to put 20k people in a stadium six times a year and bring home a $400k payday for a BCS game.
Also remember Akron is paying Caleb Porter $270k per year plus other compensation of $80k per year to coach men's soccer (and they won a national championship). He is leaving for the MLS after the season, but again $350k per year for a sport with minimal revenue.
I know its a broken record from me and I don't want to start another debate about it - but the next time you think about YSU and the MAC think about these salaries.