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The salary pool for the Ohio State football assistant coaches has hit another high.
According to contracts obtained by The Dispatch through a public records request, the Buckeyes’ 10 on-field assistant coaches are set to receive nearly $11.43 million in combined basic compensation for this year.
The total marks a significant increase from last season when the assistants, not including strength and conditioning coaches, analysts or others who form the vast support staff, made about $9.32 million, a figure that had been the highest among public universities in the nation in 2023.
Since USA TODAY began compiling salary data for assistant coaches in 2009, no public school is known to have dedicated as much toward the salaries for its football assistants as Ohio State has reserved this year.
Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly watches players during spring football practice.
Though not all schools from the wealthiest conferences have made available assistant coach salaries for the upcoming season, only Georgia has reported even spending eight figures on its assistant coaches for 2024, setting aside $10.1 million for its on-field staff.
The latest rise in the salaries of the Buckeyes’ assistants is due in no small part to the hiring of Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
An innovative offensive mind who revolutionized college football with an up-tempo spread offense over a decade ago, Kelly stepped down as the head coach at UCLA in February to leave for Ohio State and received a three-year contract that includes annual basic compensation of $2 million.
Kelly replaced Corey Dennis, who made $412,000 as the quarterbacks coach last season.
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles remains Ohio State’s highest-paid assistant after receiving a pay raise that bumped up his salary to $2.2 million
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Publish date : 2024-04-12 17:37:34
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