In light of the all but Norm Chow’s contract figures now available, I did some numbers comparison and found that UCLA is not spending significantly more on Rick Neuheisel’s coaching staff compared to what was spent on Karl Dorrell’s final staff.
Dorrell’s last staff was guaranteed $1,620,000, and Neuheisel’s staff is guaranteed $1,405,000, plus offensive coordinator Norm Chow’s yet-to-be-released salary. Sources put Chow’s salary between $300,000 and $350,000.
I think it is one of the best staffs around, but it will be interesting to see what happens in the cases of running backs coach Wayne Moses and special teams coach Frank Ganz Jr. Both are being paid $100,000, well under market value, because they are still being paid by their former NFL clubs this upcoming season.