The Boise State football program spends the fourth-most money on assistant coach salaries among the schools in the Group of Five conferences, according to a database compiled by USA Today.
Boise State spends $2.085 million on assistant coaches (see breakdown at the bottom of this article, based on contracts obtained by the Idaho Statesman earlier this year).
Three American Athletic Conference schools spend more: Cincinnati ($2,326,250), UCF (2,325,000) and Houston ($2,105,000).
The Mountain West’s highest-paid assistant is Will Friend of Colorado State (offensive coordinator/offensive line) at $540,000. Jeff Horton of San Diego State (associate head coach/offensive coordinator/running backs) is second at $317,180.