LEADER OF THE PACK

A look at how much Sun Belt Conference football coaches are scheduled to make in 2014, a list topped by UL's Mark Hudspeth:

Coach, school, pay

Mark Hudspeth, UL, $950,000

Blake Anderson, Arkansas State, $700,000

Larry Blakeney, Troy, $480,000 (2013 amount)

Trent Miles, Georgia State, $450,000

Joey Jones, South Alabama, $435,000

Dennis Franchione, Texas State, $400,000

Paul Petrino, Idaho*, $390,000

Doug Martin, New Mexico State*, $363,000

Todd Berry, UL Monroe, $306,000

Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern*, $300,000

Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State*, $225,000

Note: Salaries include base pay in public and private funds, but do not include incentives, supplements or annuities

* Incoming Sun Belt football program in 2014

Exactly the way it should be right now. I am a little surprised Blakeney isn't 1st or 2nd just because of tenure but those salaries sound about right. If Scott has a winning year this season and then repeats it in 2015, then no doubt we should redo his contract. Glad to see his base is low so if he wins 3 games this year the buyout on future years won't be high but also leaves room to really compensate him if he turns it around and wins big. It's low risk for us right now and that's how it should be. Hopefully Scott is earning about 550k-700k within 4 years from now. That would mean we are winning double digit games, going bowling, and winning a Sun Belt title!