USA Today recently compiled salaries of college football assistant coaches, and the SEC is outspending the competition.
SEC coordinators came in at Nos. 1-4 for highest assistant coach salaries and made up seven of the top 11. Multiple coordinators on this year’s list will be collecting even bigger paychecks as head coaches next season.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is the highest-paid coordinator outside the SEC at No. 5 overall, making $1,406,107. Former Florida defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin made more at Michigan ($880,000) this season than his UF replacement, Geoff Collins ($701,500). Durkin recently accepted the head coaching position at Maryland.
TOP 10 SALARIES FOR SEC COORDINATORS
- Will Muschamp (Auburn) – $1,600,000
- Cam Cameron (LSU) – $1,519,734
- Kirby Smart (Alabama) – $1,501,500
- John Chavis (Texas A&M) – $1,500,000
- Jeremy Pruitt (Georgia) – $1,300,000
- Kevin Steele (LSU) – $1,005,000
- Brian Schottenheimer (Georgia) – $957,200
- Jon Hoke (South Carolina) – $752,400
Lorenzo Ward (South Carolina) – $752,400 - Robb Smith (Arkansas) – $752,000
- Dave Wommack (Ole Miss) – $725,800
The full list of assistant salaries can be viewed here.
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