Mike Candrea, University of Arizona head softball coach, has a base salary that is less than that of Ohio State's coach. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Ohio State has deep, deep pockets

Ohio State has so much money, among the top five revenue producers in college athletics, that it pays its softball coach, modestly successfulย Kelly Kovach Schoenly, a base salary of $219,000 per year. Arizonaโ€™sย Mike Candrea, who has won eight NCAA titles, has a base salary of $183,967, although he probably makes two or three times that in endorsements, clinics and camps.


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