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Vince Marrow's new contract shows dramatic increase in football spending for Kentucky

Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON - Vince Marrow’s decision to remain at Kentucky instead of accepting a job at Michigan State will make him one of the highest-paid position coaches in college football.

Marrow’s new contract, signed on Feb. 13 and released by UK’s Office of Legal Counsel on Monday, will pay him $900,000 per year through the 2022 season. Only three football assistant coaches without an offensive or defensive coordinator title were paid at least $900,000 by public universities last year, according to a USA TODAY database.

One of those coaches, former Georgia offensive line coach Sam Pittman, has since been hired as Arkansas’ new head coach.