$1.2 MILLION
Amount Ohio State agreed to pay president E. Gordon Gee, who retired in 2013 after making derogatory comments; because he took a new job at WVU, Ohio State had to pay him only $337,080
$5.8 MILLION
Amount Rutgers University agreed to pay athletic director Tim Pernetti in salary and benefits; Pernetti resigned in 2013 after basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for verbally abusing players
$2.4 MILLION
Amount (severance plus deferred compensation) Penn State paid president Graham Spanier, who was fired in 2011 amid the school’s child sex-abuse scandal
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