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Missouri has rewarded Gary Pinkel by making him the latest Southeastern Conference coach to join the $3 million club. Pinkel, who led the Tigers to the SEC championship game last season, has agreed to an amended contract that will pay him $3.1 annually. His deal runs through the 2020 season. He was previously at $2.8 million a year. "I'm very honored and proud to be the coach at Mizzou, and I appreciate the opportunity," said Pinkel in a statement. "We will work very hard to continue to build our program and to graduate our players. It's important for our program to keep moving forward and build on a solid foundation. I'm pleased that my assistant coaches continue to get recognized for the work they do. We are fortunate to have a great staff at Mizzou." One of the most important facets about Pinkel's new agreement and something he'd voiced concern about previously is that he's getting more money for his assistants. Their salary pool is growing from $2.66 million to $3.2 million....