The Orlando Sentinel reports: Florida will pay its football assistant coaches more than $2.9 million next year, with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis pulling the biggest paycheck.
Weis, a former Notre Dame head coach who spent last season as offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, will make $765,000 in 2011-12 as part of a three-year contract that pays him more than $2.6 million. He received a $100,000 signing bonus.
Like the rest of the assistants, Weis will receive a dealer car and $10,000 for wearing Nike apparel.