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[SIZE=14pt]Cosgrove's salary ranks 5th in Big 12[/SIZE]
LINCOLN - The Minnesota Vikings were offering Kevin Cosgrove money Nebraska couldn't match, but Athletic Director Steve Pederson said the Big 12 school is paying "fair" and "competitively" for the defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator Jay Norvell.
Cosgrove and Norvell are making $206,000 in the second year of contracts that expire at the end of this month.
"Certainly we'll do whatever we can financially for people," Pederson said. "After that, we hope we're creating a good environment to where they feel good about being here and feel that their professional growth can be good here."
Cosgrove was being offered $350,000 annually to become the Vikings' linebackers coach, a person close to the situation told The World-Herald. Cosgrove has decided to stay at Nebraska, where he's headed into his third season.
In comparing Big 12 schools, Cosgrove's salary ranks fifth among defensive coordinators for schools' fiscal years that included the 2005 season. Those making more were Gene Chizik at Texas ($295,000), Carl Torbush at Texas A&M ($275,000), Brent Venables at Oklahoma ($255,000) and Lyle Setencich at Texas Tech ($207,000) - although Torbush was fired after the season.
Kansas State reportedly offered Ruffin McNeill and Marvin Sanders three-year contracts for $225,000 annually last month, but neither took the job. The salary for Raheem Morris, 29, is not known.
The highest salary for a Division I-A assistant is believed to be the $333,000 that Arkansas defensive coordinator Reggie Herring makes annually. The Houston Chronicle reported last month that Gary Gibbs wanted more than that to replace Torbush at Texas A&M, which eventually hired Gary Darnell.
"Texas and Oklahoma have played for the national championship, and I'm sure that's driven their salaries up to a large extent," Pederson said. "There's a tendency to try to compare one institution to another, and all institutions are going to be different with what they bring to the table and what they're able to do."
Cosgrove, 50, just completed his 11th year as an NCAA Division I-A coordinator. He made $146,303 in his last year at Wisconsin before starting at $200,000 at Nebraska.
"When we hired this coaching staff, we paid competitively to get good people, and we'll continue to do that," Pederson said. "Now if it comes down to competing with the NFL, that's going to be pretty difficult for any college program."
Pederson also said the Huskers try to keep football staff salaries balanced. Outside of Cosgrove and Norvell, NU's other seven assistant coaches in 2005 were making between $124,000 and $160,000.
Omaha World Herald
I also think USC's and Ohio St's DC are in the top3 or around it
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