Menu
Colleges

Pac-12's Larry Scott Was Highest Paid Conference Commissioner In '11

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott earned nearly $3.1M in compensation during the '11 calendar year, including $1.575M "in base compensation" and about $1.5M in "bonus and other pay," according to Steve Berkowitz of USA TODAY. Scott's compensation is "about $300,000 more than that reported for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and almost double" the nearly $1.6M total for SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. The Pac-12's federal tax return also shows that Scott "continues to have the benefit" of a nearly $1.9M loan from the conference. Meanwhile, Pac-12 Deputy Commissioner & COO Kevin Weiberg was "credited with $563,607 in total compensation, including more than $356,000 in base pay and the rest in bonus or other pay." Weiberg's total compensation "surpassed the commissioners of the Big East Conference and Conference USA." Former Big East Commissioner John Marinatto, who still held the position in '11, was paid $560,777, "including $505,000 in base compensation." Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky "credited with $559,243 in compensation, which included $427,153 in base pay" (USA TODAY, 5/20). The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Rachel Bachman noted the Big Ten generated $315M "in total revenue" in '11-12, while the SEC generated $273M. The Pac-12 generated $176M, but "made bigger gains: Its revenues have increased 83% since 2008 compared with 69% for the SEC and 45% for the Big Ten." Big 12 revenues increased 23%, while the ACC "has not made public" its '11-12 tax filing (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 5/20).

OPENING 'DORES: USA TODAY's Berkowitz reported Vanderbilt AD David Williams was credited with more than $1.2M in compensation during the '11 calendar year, placing him "among the nation’s five highest-paid ADs." Vanderbilt football coach James Franklin, hired in December '10, was credited with more than $1.8M in compensation for '11, including more than $1.5M "in base pay." Franklin’s total '11 compensation of $1,842,771 is "more than $250,000 greater than" former Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson’s total for '10 (USATODAY.com, 5/18).

STEEL RESERVE: In Pittsburgh, Bill Schackner reported Univ. of Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon received a pay increase of $615,506, representing "more than the total annual compensation of all but a handful of Pitt employees." The 34% raise pushed Dixon's "total earnings above" $2.4M. Four of the five highest paid officers at Pitt were in athletics. The second highest earner at Pitt last year "was former head football coach Todd Graham at $1,982,793" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 5/18).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/20/Colleges/College-Salaries.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/20/Colleges/College-Salaries.aspx

CLOSE