Well, a little over three months after my original column, here I am again talking about conference realignment. A whole lot has changed since late November. The news that the Massachusetts athletic department would be leaving the Atlantic 10 and FBS independence for the Mid-American Conference in 2025-2026 was a little tough for me to.
Akron s Groce, Ohio s Boals top MAC men s hoops coaches in 2020-21 pay
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John Groce, who recently completed his fourth season at the University of Akron, is the Mid-American Conference s highest-paid men s basketball coach at $650,000 annually.
Stan Heath, who led Kent State to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament as a 37-year-old head coach in 2002, is the new coach at Eastern Michigan.
Heath, an Eastern Michigan graduate, takes over for Rob Murphy, whose contract is expiring. Heath, according to the Detroit News, received a five-year deal with a base salary of more than $400,000.