Alabama Crimson Tide Strength Coach, Scott Cochran, Gets New Contract for $600,000

It pays to be a part of college football (that is unless you're a player, of course). Take University of Alabama strength coach, Scott Cochran, for example. The upbeat 36-year-old will reportedly be paid more than $600,000 in 2016, after turning down an offer from Georgia to stay in Tuscaloosa. Not bad for a guy who puts Icy Hot on his body to motivate the players.

"Underarms was the worst, no matter what anybody says," Cochran told Yahoo! Sports during Media Day.

Strength coaches are a big piece of the puzzle in college football. Players form trusting relationships with them and head coaches swear by them. Not only do they help develop the players physically, but they serve as motivators as well.

Even so, $600,000 seems like a lot to yell encouraging words and tell guys they need a little more depth on the squat rack. It's not Cochran's fault, it's a testament to just how lucrative college football can be (again, that is unless you're a player). Schools reap the benefits of the ridiculous amounts of money that football brings in. Coaches get paid like rock stars (OK, not literally, but they do get paid like NFL coaches), and administrations throw millions of dollars towards athletic facilities just because they can. Now, it appears strength coaches are getting in on the fun too. Then again, Alabama is notorious for taking football into a new level of spending.

While being a strength coach may pose some physical limitations somewhere down the road, (especially for a guy who breaks Fitbits because he walks too much, which, according to Yahoo! Sports, Cochran has done) Cochran would like to continue doing what he's doing for as long as he can.

"No question, no doubt," Yahoo! Sports reports he said. "Can you envision me doing something else? I've actually prayed about this a lot--I'm hoping that I can still get on [the players'] level. That to me is the best part about this job--it keeps you young."

It also keeps you well paid. That's college football for you.