Arizona will have one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in college football this season, but thankfully it won’t be the one footing most of that hefty bill.
Defensive coordinator Don Brown will earn $1.7 million for the 2021 season, according to records obtained by the Arizona Daily Star. That would rank eighth-most among FBS assistants based on 2020 salaries tabulated by USA Today.
But here’s the catch, and it’s a great one for the Wildcats: Brown’s salary is based on the contract he had with Michigan when they fired him after the 2020 season.