Three of Jonathan Smith’s new assistant coaches for Michigan State football will earn more than $1 million per year.
The Spartans’ two incoming coordinators each got three-year contracts, while five other assistants received two-year deals as the new head coach finalized his 10-man coaching staff, according to documents released by the school Wednesday afternoon.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, hired away from Minnesota, will earn $4.8 million in base pay over his contract, starting at $1.5 million in 2024 and increasing by $100,000 over each of the following two seasons. Rossi also will coach MSU’s linebackers.
Offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren, who followed Smith from Oregon State, will make $1.1 million this season and also get $100,000 more each season in the last two years of his contract. That comes to $3.6 million over three seasons for Lindgren, who also will coach the Spartans’ quarterbacks.
Offensive line and run game coordinator Jim Michalczik is set to earn $1 million in 2024 and $1.1 million in 2025. Three other assistants who received two-year deals — secondary coach Blue Adams, running backs coach Keith Bhonapha and defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa — will have base pay of $525,000 in 2024 and $575,000 in 2025. Tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Wozniak will make $450,000 this season and $500,000 the next. All four came with Smith from Oregon State.
The university has not yet released contracts for three other assistants. One is for wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins, the lone holdover from Mel Tucker’s staff and whose two-year extension he signed in 2022 with an annual base pay of $425,000 does not expire until March 31. The two other coaches were more hired earlier this month, special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach Chad Wilt (who was not retained by Indiana)…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-18 16:35:06
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