Texas athletics assistants get bonuses

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Assistant coaches at the University of Texas are receiving Big 12 championship bonuses, even though the Longhorns did not reach the title game.

Texas officials announced Monday a dozen assistants and support staffers will receive Big 12 championship bonuses totaling $44,000. Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds said he received permission from UT's president and men's athletic council to cut the checks.

However, Coach Mack Brown will reportedly not receive a bonus.

A .0128 difference in the Bowl Championship Series standings sent Oklahoma to the conference title game, even though the Longhorns beat the Sooners by 10 points.

Brown, whose base pay is $2.9 million, could have earned a $50,000 bonus for winning the Big 12 South and another $100,000 for winning the conference championship.