For the median amounts paid to only head baseball coaches, these were $189,000 in Division I-AA, $83,000 in Division I-AA, $46,000 in Division II, and $36,000 in Division III. 2007 Michigan State had to overpay for Mel Tucker to get him to leave Colorado, and the first half of the 2021 season seems to have been worth it. Ferentz received a major boost in his annual salary as a result. google_ad_width = 160; Buyout: None if he leaves for a head coaching or NFL job, $1.05 million if he takes an SEC assistant job. Defensively, he plays his position with high energy and makes all the routine plays. Here's a full look at the highest-paid MLB players for this season based on average annual salary, according to Spotrac (players who signed free-agent deals or extensions this past offseason in bold): 1. NU players lift the Big Ten trophy after clinching the league's regular-season title for new coach Will Bolt. The average Big Ten baseball coach . The South Carolina baseball team is set to hire Indiana assistant Justin Parker as its new pitching coach. Where the table does not display a number, it means the amount could not be obtained. the Big Ten boasts both the No. Mel Pearson (ice hockey) Pearson is set to make $400,000 annually through the 2021-22 season. Penn State adds four-star commitment to Class of 2024! Until Thursday, Iowa's Rick Heller was second at $376,500 annually. If Harbaugh decides to test NFL waters again, the contract brings a coach-friendly buyout: $2.25 million after 2023, $1.5 million after 2024 and $750,000 in any season afterward. The Big Ten baseball season commences Friday with Big Ten games beginning March 24. Five of the big-money . Ranging from 30,000 dollars to 40,000 dollars. Ryan Day has kept Ohio State a national championship contender after making the move from offensive coordinator to head coach. James Franklin signed a new 10-year contract in November that keeps him among the conferences highest-paid coaches. Yahoo With a massive buyout, Nebraska has no choice but to see if Frost can revive this once-proud program to being a regular contender in the Big Ten. Only three Big Ten teams had made the NCAA tournament in 2021 after five made it in 2019. //-->,