Five Highest Paid Gopher Coaches Take Voluntary Pay Cuts

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Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle, five high-paid coaches take 10% paycuts

Budget crunch caused by COVID-19 dictates moves.

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Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle and his five highest paid coaches have agreed to voluntary 10% paycuts in their second form of salary reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, the school announced Thursday.

P.J. Fleck (football), Richard Pitino (men’s basketball), Lindsay Whalen (women’s basketball), Bob Motzko (men’s hockey) and Hugh McCutcheon (volleyball), along with Coyle, had each agreed to a previous cut equivilent of one week’s pay.

 

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Coyle, Five Highest Earning Head Coaches To Take Pay Reductions - University of Minnesota Athletics

Director of Athletics Mark Coyle and Minnesota's five highest paid head coaches will take a voluntary 10 percent pay reduction.

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The University Release:

University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that he, along with Minnesota's five highest paid head coaches, will take a voluntary 10 percent pay reduction for the first six months of the upcoming fiscal year to help offset budget impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The head coaches are P.J. Fleck (football), Richard Pitino (men's basketball), Lindsay Whalen (women's basketball), Bob Motzko (men's hockey) and Hugh McCutcheon (volleyball).

"I want to thank Lindsay, P.J., Richard, Hugh and Bob for taking a voluntary reduction in pay," said Coyle. "This is the second voluntary reduction for all of us since April, and I appreciate their dedication to Minnesota and willingness to help in a time of financial uncertainty."