Greg Byrne making the big bucks at Alabama

As Arizona’s AD, Greg Byrne was paid $735,000 in his final year. He forfeited a $2.1 million (or thereabouts) retention bonus to be paid in 2020. But Alabama has now signed Byrne through 2022 in a five-year, $5 million deal. There’s more: Alabama paid Byrne’s $50,000 buyout at Arizona, gave him a $200,000 relocation fee, a $400,000 no-interest loan for down payment on a house in Tuscaloosa, two cars, a country club membership and $25,000 per year for personal expenses. He also has a chance to earn $200,000 per year in bonus money. The money flows in Tuscaloosa: last week Byrne raised the pay of ’Bama offensive coordinator Brian Daboll to $1.2 million per year, and gave defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt $1.3 million per year. The Crimson Tide plays a money game with which Arizona is not familiar. 

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