Tennessee football will pay new running backs coach De’Rail Sims a base salary of $350,000 plus bonuses depending on team success in the 2024 season to begin a two-year contract.
On Tuesday, UT confirmed Sims’ hiring and released his salary details to Knox News in a memorandum of understanding.
Sims also gets a $35,000 moving stipend and $600 in monthly vehicle allowance.
He’s scheduled for a raise to $400,000 in 2025. And percentage bonuses are available if the Vols play in a bowl game, SEC championship game or College Football Playoff. That’s standard in contracts for UT coaches.
Sims, 38, fills the vacancy on Josh Heupel’s staff after Jerry Mack accepted the running backs coach position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“My family and I are fired up to represent the University of Tennessee, and we appreciate Coach Heupel for this tremendous opportunity,” Sims said in a school release. “Having watched this program over the years from afar, it is one rich with history and tradition. I am excited to get to know our current players and hit the ground running in recruiting.”
U of L running backs coach De’Rail Sims conducts drills during practice on fan day outside Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. on Aug. 8, 2021.
How De’Rail Sims salary compares to Jerry Mack
Mack, 43, had been the running backs coach for three seasons at UT. He had a starting salary of $290,000 in 2021.
A year ago, Mack’s contract had been extended through January 2025 with a pay increase from $425,000 to $500,000 for the 2023 season.
Sims spent the past two seasons at Cincinnati, where he earned $300,000 with a maximum bonus of $45,000, so he’ll get slightly more at UT.
Before that, Sims was the running backs coach at Louisville for two years. He earned $250,000 with a maximum bonus of $37,500 there.
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Publish date : 2024-02-20 21:34:53
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