Larry Brown didn't want big $ from PSU, only commitment

Posted May 31, 2011
I've been seeing many reader comments rationalizing high salary demand as the reason Larry Brown was dismissed as a possible candidate for Penn State's vacant head coaching position. Well, according to the man who set up what turned out to be a brief phone conversation between Brown and PSU athletics director Tim Curley, an exorbitant salary was not going to be an issue. (Harrisonburg Patriot-News)

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