Today's college sports links: Big Ten's Jim Delany is highest paid commissioner in the land and other links

Posted on Tue, Jun 21, 2011 : 9:42 a.m.

Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany's total compensation of $1.6 million in 2009 was the highest in the nation among his peers, the Associated Press reported Monday.

The Associated Press reviewed 2009 tax documents and Delany was on top, followed by Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford at $1.1 million. The figures include salary, benefits and deferred compensation. The Associated Press also noted that the median pay of university presidents was $760,774 in 2008.

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