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Steve Berkowitz
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Formerly, sports projects reporter and editor for @usatodaysports.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Oct 26, 2024
    Indiana coach Curt Cignetti picks up $100,000 bonus as Hoosiers get 5th Big Ten win of the season by defeating Washington. Cignetti now has $300,000 in bonuses so far, plus automatic 1-year contract extension and $250,000 raise beginning next season.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Jan 5, 2025
    Buffalo football head coach Pete Lembo tells @usatodaysports that he has elected to distribute the $15,000 bonus he was due for the team winning 8 regular-season games to the program’s graduate assistants, analysts, volunteers and student workers.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Sep 24, 2022
    Middle Tennessee goes to Miami, gets $1.5 million guarantee -- plus another $40,000 for travel expenses -- and gets 45-31 win over 25th-ranked Hurricanes.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Nov 2, 2024
    Indiana coach Curt Cignetti picks up $50,000 bonus as Hoosiers get 6th Big Ten win of the season by beating Michigan State. Hoosiers are 9-0, and Cignetti now has $350,000 in bonuses so far, plus automatic 1-year contract extension and $250,000 raise beginning next season.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Jan 1, 2022
    Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh ends the season with $2 million in bonuses. He has said he’ll donate that money to U-M athletics employees whose pay had been reduced due to financial concerns related to the pandemic.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Dec 23, 2020
    Florida's Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with heart inflammation that has been associated with COVID-19, per @ZachAbolverdi usatoday.com/story/sports/n… via @USATODAY
    Florida's Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with heart inflammation that has been associated with COVID-19
    From usatoday.com
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Dec 13, 2017
    Alabama coach Nick Saban’s contract does NOT give him a bonus based on the number of write-in votes he gets in a U.S. Senate election.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Jul 3, 2022
    Oklahoma State has made Rob Glass the first football strength coach at a public school with an annual salary of $1 million:
    New contract likely makes Oklahoma State's Rob Glass highest paid strength coach in college football
    From oklahoman.com
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Mar 17, 2024
    N.C. State's amazing 5-wins-in-5-days run to ACC MBKB tourney title will be worth more than $2.5 million to Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts. He gets: --Automatic 2-year contract extension thru April 2030 --$400,000 raise, beginning next season --$100,000 bonus for ACC title --At
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Nov 10, 2024
    Colorado coach Deion Sanders picks up a $100,000 bonus as Buffaloes defeat Texas Tech for their 7th win of the season. Sanders now getting $100,000 for each win for remainder of regular season. Sanders has $400,000 in bonuses so far.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Mar 20, 2021
    Oklahoma State’s win over Liberty in NCAA men's 1st-round game would give coach Mike Boynton a $50,000 bonus, but school has said he is declining bonuses for this season due to pandemic-related pay reductions. This has saved school $100,000 in bonus pay so far
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Dec 3, 2024
    Indiana's Curt Cignetti named Big Ten Conference football coach of the year. This gives him a $50,000 bonus. He now has $900,000 in bonuses so far this season.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Mar 21, 2022
    Texas Tech coach Mark Adams gets $50,000 bonus as Red Raiders reach NCAA men's Sweet 16 by beating Notre Dame. Adams now has $145,000 in bonuses so far.
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    Steve Berkowitz
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    Sep 1, 2019
    Wyoming coach Craig Bohl picks up $100,000 bonus as Cowboys beat Missouri, 37-31. He gets this amount for any win over a Power Five team.