Tennessee football will pay new linebackers coach William Inge a base salary of $720,000 plus bonuses depending on team success in the 2024 season to begin a two-year contract.
On Wednesday, UT confirmed Inge’s hiring and released his salary details to Knox News in a memorandum of understanding.
Inge also gets a $35,000 moving stipend and $600 in monthly vehicle allowance. 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.
It’s comparable to Inge’s pay as co-defensive coordinator at Washington, which had climbed to $725,000 in 2023. He earned $650,000 in his first season at Washington in 2022.
“Tennessee has a championship pedigree,” Inge said in a school release. “I am extremely excited to be a part of the Volunteer family and look forward to earning a championship.”
Inge was reportedly headed to Alabama, where he’d reunite with former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer. But no contract terms were reported.
Instead, UT nabbed Inge to replace Brian Jean-Mary, who left last week to join Michigan’s staff.
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Jean-Mary, 48, had been the linebackers coach for three seasons at UT. He had a starting salary of $550,000 in 2021.
A year ago, Jean-Mary’s contract had been extended through January 2025 with a pay increase from $590,000 to $665,000 for the 2023 season.
Inge, 50, had experienced a similar pay increase at Washington. Before that, he earned $320,000 as Fresno State’s defensive coordinator in 2021 and $332,000 as Indiana’s co-defensive coordinator in 2020, according to USA TODAY’s assistant coach salary database.
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Publish date : 2024-02-21 20:04:39
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