College Football News

Vols pay new coaching staff NFL money (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Tennessee's new football coaching staff has the feel of an NFL staff both in pedigree and in payroll. At a time when the university is struggling to make ends meet, the athletic department increased the salary of its football coaches by 13 percent to $5.3 million for the 2009 season. The increase goes to the staff of new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin, the former Oakland Raiders coach.