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The highest-paid defensive backs coaches in college football: 2024 edition

ZACH BARNETT            10 HOURS AGO

Defensive backs coaches have more responsibility than ever, which means they're wearing more hats than they ever have and getting paid more than they ever have.

In an age where base defense places five defensive backs on the field, DBs have blitz, play the run and the pass, cover tight ends, backs, slots and wideouts -- sometimes all on the same play. 

As a result, it's now more common than not for FBS teams to employ two defensive backs coaches, and more common than not for one of those coaches to carry a title beyond cornerbacks and/or safeties coach. And they're paid accordingly.

At least 34 secondary coaches are earning north of half a million dollars a year, and most of those are a co-coordinator, a passing game coordinator, or an assistant head coach, if not a coordinator altogether.

As always, salaries are based on open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database.

$1.9 million: Phil Parker, Iowa*

$1.4 million: Morgan Scalley, Utah*; Tim Walton, Ohio State+

$1.3 million: Travaris Robinson, Georgia+

$1 million: Corey Batoon, Missouri*; Chris Hampton, Oregon+

$900,000: Mickey Conn, Clemson+; Mike Reed, Clemson+

$875,000: Charles Kelly, Auburn+; Maurice Linguist, Alabama+

$825,000: Joe Klanderman, Kansas State*

$850,000: Donte Williams, Georgia

$800,000: Terry Joseph, Texas+; Robert Livingston, Colorado*

$755,000: Corey Raymond, LSU

$750,000: Bryan Brown, Ole Miss+; Jay Valai, Oklahoma+

$700,000: Ron English, Louisville+; Aaron Henry, Illinois*; Joe Lorig, Oregon+; Addison Williams, UCF+

$675,000: Torrian Gray, South Carolina

$670,000: Evan Cooper, Nebraska

$650,000: Wesley McGriff, Auburn; Sharrieff Shah, Utah+

$625,000: Colin Hitschler, Alabama+

$600,000: Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, Maryland+

$550,000: Matt Barnes, Mississippi State; Tim Duffie, Oklahoma State+; Marcel Yates, Texas Tech+

$540,000: Willie Martinez, Tennessee

$535,000: Brian Norwood, UCLA+

$525,000: Blue Adams, Michigan State

$523,000: Ola Adams, Indiana

$500,000: Brandon Hall, Oklahoma; Alex Grinch, Wisconsin+; Mark Orphey, Rutgers

$475,000: Chris Collins, Kentucky+; Blake Gideon, Texas

$450,000: ShaDon Brown, West Virginia+; Kerry Coombs, Cincinnati+; Dan Hammerschmidt, Oklahoma State; Paul Haynes, Wisconsin; Demetrice Martin, Michigan State

$430,000: Sam Carter, Purdue

$425,000: Matt Gurrieri, Ohio State; Kevin Mathis, Colorado

$415,000: Frank Buffano, Kentucky

$410,000: Van Malone, Kansas State+

$400,000: Corey Bell, Mississippi State; Nick Monroe, Minnesota+; Rod Ojong, Indiana

* - Defensive Coordinator

+ - Co/coordinator, passing game coordinator, assistant head coach, or special teams coordinator

Missing: Brett Arce, Arizona; Ishmael Artiside, Texas A&M; Will Harris, Florida; DK McDonald, Kansas; LaMar Morgan, Michigan; Corey Parker, Illinois; Jordan Peterson, Texas A&M; Trovon Reed, UCF; John Richardson, Washington; Vinnie Sunseri, Washington; Chip Viney, Arizona

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The highest-paid quarterbacks coaches in college football: 2024 edition

If nothing else, it's instructive to see just how many QB coaches are also coordinators, and just how few are not.

ZACH BARNETT           MAY 20, 2024

The goal of this exercise has always been to isolate, as best we can, the specific value of position coaching at the major college football level.

That task is most difficult at the quarterback position, because most at the position also coordinate or co-coordinate the offense.

As such, we've split this position into two groups. If nothing else, it's instructive to see just how many QB coaches are also coordinators, and just how few are not. 

Coordinators and Co-Coordinators

$2 million: Chip Kelly, Ohio State

$1.85 million: Andy Ludwig, Utah

$1.75 million: Garrett Riley, Clemson

$1.65 million: Charlie Weis, Jr., Ole Miss

$1.6 million: Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State

$1.5 million: Kirby Moore, Missouri; Bobby Petrino, Arkansas

$1.4 million: Mike Bobo, Georgia; Kirk Ciarrocca, Rutgers, $1.4 million; Will Stein, Oregon, $1.4 million

$1.3 million: Nick Sheridan, Alabama

$1.25 million: Bush Hamdan, Kentucky; Phil Longo, Wisconsin

$1.1 million: Tim Lester, Iowa; Chip Lindsey, North Carolina; Brian Lindgren, Michigan State; Seth Littrell, Oklahoma

$950,000: Kirk Campbell, Michigan; Graham Harrell, Purdue; Joe Sloan, LSU

$875,000: Tyler Bowen, Virginia Tech

$850,000: Zach Kittley, Texas Tech

$825,000: Barry Lunney, Jr., Illinois

$800,000: Mike Shanahan, Indiana; Pat Shurmur, Colorado; Glenn Thomas, Nebraska

$745,000: Ben Arbuckle, Washington State

$725,000: Ryan Gunderson, Oregon State

$700,000: Brian Brohm, Louisville; Brad Glenn, Cincinnati

$600,000: Greg Harbaugh, Jr., Minnesota

$500,000: Jim Zebrowski, Kansas

Missing: Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State; Dino Babers, Arizona; Chip Kelly, Ohio State; Collin Klein, Texas A&M; Matt Wells, Kansas State

Non-Coordinators

$633,000: Chris Weinke, Georgia Tech

$600,000: Darin Hinshaw, UCF*

$540,000: Tino Sunseri, Indiana+

$500,000: Tony Tokarz, Florida State

$450,000: Shawn Bell, Houston

$430,000: Kurt Roper, NC State

$425,000: AJ Milwee, Texas

$400,000: Kent Austin, Auburn; Tim Rattay, Oklahoma State

$260,000: Taylor Lamb, Virginia

$200,000: Tyler Allen, West Virginia

Missing: Matt Holecek, Mississippi State

* Hinshaw was hired as UCF's offensive coordinator ahead of the 2023 season. He was then demoted to co-coordinator upon Tim Harris, Jr.'s hiring in January. We haven't seen any word on a new salary for Hinshaw, so we're rolling with that figure for now. 

Missing: Jimmie Dougherty, Washington; Sterlin Gilbert, Cal; Jake Waters, Iowa State; Ted White, UCLA

 

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The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2024 edition

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators.

ZACH BARNETT       1 HOUR AGO

Our annual tour of assistant coaching salaries takes us to the running backs, where Frank Wilson is at the top for what feels like the millionth year in a row. 

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators. A lot of coordinating, but we count only two offensive coordinators who also coach running backs.

Salary information comes from open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database. 

$1 million: Frank Wilson, LSU+

$850,000: Tony Alford, Michigan+; Robert Gillespie, Alabama+; Derrick Nix, Auburn*

$725,000: Deland McCullough, Notre Dame+

$650,000: Shaun Aguano, Arizona State

$600,000: Carlos Locklyn, Ohio State@; Kevin Smith, Ole Miss

$575,000: Curtis Luper, Missouri; DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

$550,000: Jay Boulware, Kentucky+; Tashard Choice, Texas; David Johnson, Florida State+; Kenny Perry, Texas Tech+

$548,000: Todd Goebbel, NC State+

$525,000: Keith Bhonapha, Michigan State+

$500,000: Larry Porter, North Carolina+; Ra'Shaad Samples, Oregon+; Thad Ward, Illinois+

$450,000: Josh Crawford, Georgia+; Jabbar Juluke, Florida+; CJ Spiller, Clemson

$433,000: Norval McKenzie, Georgia Tech+

$430,000: Chad Scott, West Virginia*

$425,000: Gary Harrell, Colorado+; John Wozniak, Oklahoma State

$410,000: Ladell Betts, Iowa

$400,000: Marquel Blackwell, South Carolina

$365,000: Elijah Brooks, Virginia Tech

$360,000: Keith Gaither, Virginia+

$350,000: Chris Barclay, Louisville; John Miller, Indiana; De'Rail Sims, Tennessee

$325,000: Mark Atuaia, Washington State; Kolby Smith, Arkansas

Missing: Alonzo Carter, Arizona; Sean Dawkins, Cincinnati; Scottie Graham, Washington; Tyler Roehl, Iowa State; Devon Spalding, Wisconsin; Trooper Taylor, Texas A&M; Marcus Thomas, UCLA; Anthony Tucker, Mississippi State

* - Offensive coordinator

+ - Associate/assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, run game coordinator, or special teams coordinator

@ - Average annual value of 2-year, $1.2 million contract

 

 

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3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2024 edition

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators.

ZACH BARNETT       1 HOUR AGO

Our annual tour of assistant coaching salaries takes us to the running backs, where Frank Wilson is at the top for what feels like the millionth year in a row. 

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators. A lot of coordinating, but we count only two offensive coordinators who also coach running backs.

Salary information comes from open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database. 

$1 million: Frank Wilson, LSU+

$850,000: Tony Alford, Michigan+; Robert Gillespie, Alabama+; Derrick Nix, Auburn*

$725,000: Deland McCullough, Notre Dame+

$650,000: Shaun Aguano, Arizona State

$600,000: Carlos Locklyn, Ohio State@; Kevin Smith, Ole Miss

$575,000: Curtis Luper, Missouri; DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

$550,000: Jay Boulware, Kentucky+; Tashard Choice, Texas; David Johnson, Florida State+; Kenny Perry, Texas Tech+

$548,000: Todd Goebbel, NC State+

$525,000: Keith Bhonapha, Michigan State+

$500,000: Larry Porter, North Carolina+; Ra'Shaad Samples, Oregon+; Thad Ward, Illinois+

$450,000: Josh Crawford, Georgia+; Jabbar Juluke, Florida+; CJ Spiller, Clemson

$433,000: Norval McKenzie, Georgia Tech+

$430,000: Chad Scott, West Virginia*

$425,000: Gary Harrell, Colorado+; John Wozniak, Oklahoma State

$410,000: Ladell Betts, Iowa

$400,000: Marquel Blackwell, South Carolina

$365,000: Elijah Brooks, Virginia Tech

$360,000: Keith Gaither, Virginia+

$350,000: Chris Barclay, Louisville; John Miller, Indiana; De'Rail Sims, Tennessee

$325,000: Mark Atuaia, Washington State; Kolby Smith, Arkansas

Missing: Alonzo Carter, Arizona; Sean Dawkins, Cincinnati; Scottie Graham, Washington; Tyler Roehl, Iowa State; Devon Spalding, Wisconsin; Trooper Taylor, Texas A&M; Marcus Thomas, UCLA; Anthony Tucker, Mississippi State

* - Offensive coordinator

+ - Associate/assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, run game coordinator, or special teams coordinator

@ - Average annual value of 2-year, $1.2 million contract

 

 

Give that man a raise!

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3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2024 edition

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators.

ZACH BARNETT       1 HOUR AGO

Our annual tour of assistant coaching salaries takes us to the running backs, where Frank Wilson is at the top for what feels like the millionth year in a row. 

The vast majority of running backs coaches are wearing multiple hats, as co-coordinators, associate or assistant head coaches, run game coordinators, recruiting coordinators or special teams coordinators. A lot of coordinating, but we count only two offensive coordinators who also coach running backs.

Salary information comes from open records, media reports and, when applicable, the USA Today coaching salary database. 

$1 million: Frank Wilson, LSU+

$850,000: Tony Alford, Michigan+; Robert Gillespie, Alabama+; Derrick Nix, Auburn*

$725,000: Deland McCullough, Notre Dame+

$650,000: Shaun Aguano, Arizona State

$600,000: Carlos Locklyn, Ohio State@; Kevin Smith, Ole Miss

$575,000: Curtis Luper, Missouri; DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

$550,000: Jay Boulware, Kentucky+; Tashard Choice, Texas; David Johnson, Florida State+; Kenny Perry, Texas Tech+

$548,000: Todd Goebbel, NC State+

$525,000: Keith Bhonapha, Michigan State+

$500,000: Larry Porter, North Carolina+; Ra'Shaad Samples, Oregon+; Thad Ward, Illinois+

$450,000: Josh Crawford, Georgia+; Jabbar Juluke, Florida+; CJ Spiller, Clemson

$433,000: Norval McKenzie, Georgia Tech+

$430,000: Chad Scott, West Virginia*

$425,000: Gary Harrell, Colorado+; John Wozniak, Oklahoma State

$410,000: Ladell Betts, Iowa

$400,000: Marquel Blackwell, South Carolina

$365,000: Elijah Brooks, Virginia Tech

$360,000: Keith Gaither, Virginia+

$350,000: Chris Barclay, Louisville; John Miller, Indiana; De'Rail Sims, Tennessee

$325,000: Mark Atuaia, Washington State; Kolby Smith, Arkansas

Missing: Alonzo Carter, Arizona; Sean Dawkins, Cincinnati; Scottie Graham, Washington; Tyler Roehl, Iowa State; Devon Spalding, Wisconsin; Trooper Taylor, Texas A&M; Marcus Thomas, UCLA; Anthony Tucker, Mississippi State

* - Offensive coordinator

+ - Associate/assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, run game coordinator, or special teams coordinator

@ - Average annual value of 2-year, $1.2 million contract

 

 

Lots of overrated dudes ahead of Choice. Dude deserves a raise yesterday. 

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The highest-paid linebackers coaches in college football: 2024 edition

With so many coordinators and co-coordinators, we've blown this position out to two sections.

ZACH BARNETT          3 HOURS AGO

Unlike the other positions, there don't seem to be "star" linebackers coaches. Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying there aren't great 'backers coaches. Of course there are.

What I mean is, there don't seem to be guys who become household names as career linebackers coaches, a Larry Johnson or a Tony Alford of the position. Like their counterparts on the other side of the ball -- quarterbacks -- LBs coaches quite often take on coordinator or co-coordinator roles on their path through the profession.

That's my observation, anyway. What say you?

Coordinators and co-coordinators

$2.5 million: Blake Baker, LSU

$2.15 million: Pete Golding, Ole Miss

$2 million: Glenn Schumann, Georgia

$1.9 million: Jim Knowles, Ohio State

$1.8 million: Pete Kwiatkowski, Texas

$1.7 million: Tosh Lupoi, Oregon

$1.55 million: Kane Wommack, Alabama

$1.5 million: Tony Gibson, NC State; Joe Rossi, Michigan State; Brad White, Kentucky

$1.4 million: Wes Goodwin, Clemson

$1.25 million: Joe Harasmyiak, Rutgers

$1.2 million: Austin Armstrong, Florida; DJ Durkin, Auburn; Clayton White, South Carolina

$1.175 million: Travis Williams, Arkansas

$1.1 million: Bryant Haines, Indiana

$1 million: Coleman Hutzler, Mississippi State; Ikaika Malloe, UCLA; Seth Wallace, Iowa

$925,000: Peter Sirmon, Cal

$900,000: Brian Jean-Mary, Michigan; Johnny Nansen, Texas

$875,000: Chris Marve, Virginia Tech

$850,000: Zac Alley, Oklahoma; Corey Heatherman, Minnesota; Kevin Kane, Purdue

$800,000: Mike Tressel, Wisconsin

$750,000: Shiel Wood, Houston

$725,000: Keith Heyward, Oregon State

$700,000: Jordan Lesley, West Virginia

$650,000: Randy Shannon, Florida State

$625,000: Colin Hitschler, Alabama

$622,000: Tommy Thigpen, North Carolina

$600,000: Joe Bob Clements, Oklahoma State

Missing: Jay Bateman, Texas A&M; Geoff Collins, North Carolina; Ted Roof, UCF; Tyler Santucci, Georgia Tech; Jeff Schmedding, Washington State

Non-Coordinators

$720,000: William Inge, Tennessee

$675,000: Mike Stoops, Kentucky

$650,000: Christian Robinson, Alabama

$575,000: Sterling Lucas, South Carolina

$550,000: DJ Smith, Missouri

$500,000: Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Georgia

$425,000: Andre' Hart, Colorado; Chris Simpson, Kansas; Colton Swan, Utah

$400,000: Robert Bala, Washington; AJ Cooper, Arizona State; Steve Stanard, Kansas State; Lance Thompson, Maryland

$390,000: Mark Ivey, Louisville

$355,000: Vic So'oto, Cal+

$350,000: Vincent Dancy, Colorado; Matt Mitchell, Wisconsin+

$320,000: CJ Ah You, Texas Tech; Tony Washington, Jr., UCLA

$300,000: Rob Dvoracek, Nebraska; James Thomas, Jr., Maryland+

$275,000: Brian Michalowski, Oregon

$250,000: AJ Cooper, Oregon State

Missing: Mike Adams, Virginia; Danny Gonzales, Arizona; Colby Kratch, Iowa State; Archie McDaniel, Illinois

+ - Special teams coordinator

 

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The highest-paid tight ends coaches in college football: 2024 edition

I don't care what the market says, all these guys are underpaid.

ZACH BARNETT      MAY 24, 2024

Confession time: Tight end is my favorite position in football.  To me, they're the most "football" among all the football players. I fully realize the idiocy of that statement: by definition, every position in the game of football is a football player. But I love the versatility of the position. I love how tight ends do a little bit of both: one one play, they can block down on a tackle or kick out an end. The next, they could run a seam 40 yards down the field.

These human Swiss Army Knives are oftentimes the skeleton key to an entire offense. If the defense places a linebacker over the top of them, they'll pass; if it's a safety, they'll run. To me, the magic of football is when one can whittle this impossibly complex game down to a simple if-else concept, and that's what a good tight end allows his team to do.

In short, all these guys are underpaid.

$1.2 million: Vince Marrow, Kentucky+

$1.15 million: Jeff Banks, Texas+

$875,000: Des Kitchings, Virginia*

$850,000: Robert Anae, NC State*; Todd Hartley, Georgia+

$750,000: Shawn Elliott, South Carolina+; Buster Faulkner, Georgia Tech*

$625,000: Chris Thomsen, Florida State+

$600,000: Drew Mehringer, Oregon; Kyle Richardson, Clemson+

$575,000: Joe Jon Finley, Oklahoma+

$560,000: Freddie Kitchens, North Carolina+

$550,000: Russ Callaway, Florida+; Bryan Ellis, Alabama

$525,000: Stu Holt, Virginia Tech+

$500,000: Grant Cain, Indiana+; Slade Nagle, LSU+

$475,000: Freddie Whittingham, Utah+

$450,000: Ben Aigamaua, Auburn; Erik Link, Missouri+; Kevin Sumlin, Maryland+; Brian Wozniak, Michigan State+

$425,000: Jason McEndoo, Oklahoma State

$400,000: Keenan Bailey, Ohio State; Brett Bartolone, Colorado; Steve Casula, Michigan

$350,000: Robby Discher, Illinois+; Nate Letton, Wisconsin

$325,000: Joe Cox, Ole Miss; Abdul Hodge, Iowa; Josh Stepp, Cincinnati; Morgan Turner, Arkansas

$310,000: Jerry Neuheisel, UCLA

$300,000: Brian Blackmon, UCF+; Jon Boyer, Oregon State; Nick Whitworth, Washington State+

Missing: Matt Adkins, Arizona; Jon Cooper, Mississippi State; Taylor Mouser, Iowa State; Jordan Paopao, Washington; Mike Saffell, Cal

* - Offensive coordinator

* - Co-offensive coordinator/run or pass game coordinator/special teams coordinator/associate or assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator

 

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