AUBURN — Auburn football’s on-field staff is nearly complete.
Coach Hugh Freeze and the Tigers have experienced plenty of change this offseason, namely the departures of offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery, who was fired, and defensive coordinator Ron Roberts. Others who’ve left include running backs coach Cadillac Williams and safeties coach Zac Etheridge, both of whom resigned. Etheridge went to Houston. Williams has not yet landed anywhere.
Auburn, like every other program, has 10 on-field assistant spots to fill. Freeze has so far supplemented the aforementioned losses by bringing in Derrick Nix as his OC/RBs coach and Charles Kelly as a co-DC. He also elevated Kent Austin to be his QBs coach. That leaves one spot open, assumingly to be filled by another co-DC.
The contracts for Nix and Kelly were obtained by the Montgomery Advertiser on Monday through an open records request. Here’s what they’re due to be paid:
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Charles Kelly (Co-DC)
Term: Dec. 29, 2023-Jan. 31, 2027
Total annual compensation: $875,000
Note: Kelly’s annual compensation will increase by $75,000 on Feb. 1, 2026.
Derrick Nix (Offensive coordinator/RBs coach)
Term: Jan. 16, 2024-Jan. 31, 2027
Total annual compensation: $800,000
Note: Nix’s annual compensation will increase by $100,000 on Feb. 1, 2025. It’ll increase by another $100,000 on Feb. 1, 2026. Nix also has a retention bonus of $100,000, which triggers each July 1 that he remains on staff at Auburn, starting in 2025.
New Auburn Tigers football offensive coordinator Derrick Nix, from left, defensive coordinator Charles Kelly and head coach Hugh Freeze are introduced as Auburn Tigers basketball takes on Ole Miss Rebels at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 20,…
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Publish date : 2024-01-29 21:18:11
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