Hefty raises for Mizzou football staff

Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Henson talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Missouri will play Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)COLUMBIA, Mo. • When Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel promised raises for the rest of his staff he wasn’t kidding.

Mizzou spent a collective $447,000 on raises for six of Pinkel’s seven returning full-time assistants, according to salary figures provided to the Post-Dispatch through an open records request.

Offensive coordinator Josh Henson is the staff’s highest paid assistant at $675,000, up from $550,000 last year. He's the fourth-highest paid offensive…