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Coaches Still Highest Paid Employees Despite Short Seasons


Coaches Still Highest Paid Employees Despite Short Seasons
It was a season unlike any other across the landscape of college sports in 2020. Some seasons were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Others, including college football, were significantly shortened. But despite playing fewer games, Iowa s college football and basketball coaches were the highest paid state employees once again.
Leading the way was Iowa head football coach
Kirk Ferentz. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Ferentz earned $5.56 million in fiscal 2020, which ended on June 30th. This is according to state salary data published last week. Also in the top 20 is
Brian Ferentz, who earned $888,021 as Iowa s offensive coordinator.

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