Positive takeaways from Syracuse’s salary report

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt’s likely that some Syracuse Orange fans saw the latest University salary report and feel vindicated that the Dino Babers extension has been a terrible deal for the Orange. Others will look at Jim Boeheim’s salary and marvel at the value it provides. I think there are other things we can learn from this limited information.

You should be surprised to see Tony White’s name included among the top earners at Syracuse in 2020.

White was listed with a compensation package at Syracuse worth $711,420 and a salary of $641,965 in 2020. That is more than double the salary that USA Today lists for his final year at Arizona State, where he…