Star football coach Steve Spurrier is receiving a pay raise, and he deserves it. With a previous annual salary of about $2 million each year, he will be paid around $3 million by 2013.
Spurrier has received less than most other SEC football coaches for a long time, and we believe it’s about time that he is rewarded for his accomplishments. Allowing Spurrier a pay raise is a great decision, and the benefits of it extend far beyond just benefiting him personally.
Spurrier’s salary doesn’t come from the university, nor does it even come from the state. His earnings are the result of product promotions, private dollars and other outside sources, and this increased salary is a good indication that he’s being bumped up a couple notches on the totem pole.
Football is an integral part of our university’s reputation and national status. A pay raise to the coach will hopefully serve to not only reward him for his achievements but also provide him with the motivation to continue investing the time and energy to better the football team that is so crucial to our university.
Though Spurrier is underpaid compared to many other coaches in the SEC even with a $3 million dollar salary, the old adage still holds true: More money often means more influence.
This salary raise may be necessary if we want our team and our university to rise even further in the ranks. Spurrier’s raise is an indication of his increasing power in the SEC, and with great power comes great responsibility.
We expect to continue to see great things from Spurrier and our team in the next few years to come.