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Cha ching: Special teams coach Jeff Banks reportedly receives a huge payday for moving from Alabama to Texas
By Keith Farner
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As Steve Sarkisian continues to build his staff at Texas, one soon-to-be former Alabama assistant is in for a big pay boost.
Special teams coach Jeff Banks’ contract breakdown: Year 1, $1 million; Year 2, $1.05 million; Year 3, $1.1 million, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports reported. Dodd added that Banks is believed to be the first $1 million-a-year special teams coach. Banks was paid $750,000 annually at Alabama.
Before Alabama, Banks spent the previous five years in the same role at Texas A&M under Kevin Sumlin
Alabama K Will Reichard, a Lou Groza Award finalist, made all 14 of his field goals, and was fifth nationally in scoring with 126 points. Alabama was ninth nationally in punt returns.
Before he got to A&M in 2013, Banks had a brief stint as as the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Virginia after he coached running backs and coordinated special teams for nine years at UTEP (2004-12). He also coached at Idaho State, and got his start as a graduate assistant at Washington State.
SOURCE: Alabama special teams coordinator Jeff Banks is headed to #Texas to join Steve Sarkisian’s staff as the asst. head coach/STC/tight ends coach. Banks also is a great recruiter and has strong Texas ties. Big addition for Sark.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 14, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
