GAINESVILLE, Fla.
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chance to join elite company in college football this season.Collins was given a
$300,000 raise this year and has a chance to make $1 million annually. Only nine
assistant coaches made $1 million in 2015, according to USA Today.Responding to
a public records request, the University Athletic Association released details
of Collins new contract along with several of coach Jim McElwains other
assistants.Offensive line coach Mike Summers got a two-year extension and a
raise to $498,500 annually. Summers is the lone holdover from former coach Will
Muschamps staff in 2014. Summers original deal paid $200,000 annually, but only
because he was still getting money from USC.Summers also got a $39,000 signing
bonus with his new deal.Defensive line coach Chris Rumph received a one-year
extension, keeping him under contract through 2017, and will earn $500,000
annually. Thats a raise of $85,000.New defensive backs coach Torrian Gray signed
a two-year deal worth $335,000 annually. Linebackers coach Randy Shannon
received a slight pay increase, from $400,000 to $409,750.Collins got the
biggest bump.The 45-year-old assistant originally signed a three-year deal worth
$600,000 annually after leaving the same position at Mississippi State. Collins
will now earn $890,000 in base salary. He also can earn an annual retention
bonus of $150,000 if he remains at Florida.In Collins first season in
Gainesville, the Gators finished eighth in the nation in total defense.In total,
Florida is paying its assistants $4.23 million in 2016, up from $3.42 million in
2015. Thats a 23.7 percent pay increase.McElwains contract also was released.
The Gators gave McElwain a $750,000-a-year raise in March after winning the
Southeastern Conferences Eastern Division in his first season.The school bumped
McElwain from $3.5 million to $4.25 million annually, making him the
highest-paid coach in the division. McElwain remains under contract through the
2020 season.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org
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