Interesting to see the difference in salaries being paid to Defensive Coordinators. Oregon has two at $1.7 and $1 million. Offensive coordinator’s are paid less than defensive coordinator’s.
It will be even more interesting to see where WVU lands in this list and if we have a $1.x guy and a second guy making a reasonably high salary.
It’s an arms race, the below list is not complete but it shows where we are. I am guessing Zac will not be cheap if it works out.
Highest Paid Defensive Coordinators in 2024
$2.5 million: Blake Baker, LSU
$2.3 million: Wink Martindale, Michigan
$2.15 million: Pete Golding, Ole Miss
$2.015 million: Adam Fuller, Florida State
$2 million: D'Anton Lynn, USC; Al Golden, Notre Dame; Glenn Schumann, Georgia
$1.9 million: Jim Knowles, Ohio State; Phil Parker, Iowa
$1.8 million: Pete Kwiatkowski, Texas
$1.7 million: Tosh Lupoi, Oregon
$1.5 million: Tim Banks, Tennessee; Tony Gibson, NC State; Joe Rossi, Michigan State; Morgan Scalley, Utah; Brad White, Kentucky
Average Paid Defensive Coordinators
$1.175 million: Travis Williams, Arkansas
$1.1 million: Bryant Haines, Indiana
$1.05 million: Tim DeRuyter, Texas Tech
$1 million: Corey Batoon, Missouri; Chris Hampton, Oregon*; Coleman Hutzler, Mississippi State; Ikaika Malloe, UCLA
$925,000: Peter Sirmon, Cal
$900,000: Mickey Conn, Clemson*; Johnny Nansen, Texas*
$875,000: Maurice Linguist, Alabama*; Chris Marve, Virginia Tech; John Rudzinski, Virginia; Brian Williams, Maryland
$850,000: Zac Alley, Oklahoma*; Corey Heatherman, Minnesota; Kevin Kane, Purdue
$825,000: Joe Klanderman, Kansas State
$800,000: Robert Livingston, Colorado; Mike Tressel, Wisconsin; Brian Ward, Arizona State
$757,000: Randy Bates, Pitt
$750,000: Shiel Wood, Houston
$725,000: Keith Heyward, Oregon State
$700,000: Ron English, Louisville*; Mark Hagen, Louisville*; Aaron Henry, Illinois; Jordan Lesley, West Virginia
$650,000: Bryan Nardo, Oklahoma State
$625,000: Colin Hitschler, Alabama*
It will be even more interesting to see where WVU lands in this list and if we have a $1.x guy and a second guy making a reasonably high salary.
It’s an arms race, the below list is not complete but it shows where we are. I am guessing Zac will not be cheap if it works out.
Highest Paid Defensive Coordinators in 2024
$2.5 million: Blake Baker, LSU
$2.3 million: Wink Martindale, Michigan
$2.15 million: Pete Golding, Ole Miss
$2.015 million: Adam Fuller, Florida State
$2 million: D'Anton Lynn, USC; Al Golden, Notre Dame; Glenn Schumann, Georgia
$1.9 million: Jim Knowles, Ohio State; Phil Parker, Iowa
$1.8 million: Pete Kwiatkowski, Texas
$1.7 million: Tosh Lupoi, Oregon
$1.5 million: Tim Banks, Tennessee; Tony Gibson, NC State; Joe Rossi, Michigan State; Morgan Scalley, Utah; Brad White, Kentucky
Average Paid Defensive Coordinators
$1.175 million: Travis Williams, Arkansas
$1.1 million: Bryant Haines, Indiana
$1.05 million: Tim DeRuyter, Texas Tech
$1 million: Corey Batoon, Missouri; Chris Hampton, Oregon*; Coleman Hutzler, Mississippi State; Ikaika Malloe, UCLA
$925,000: Peter Sirmon, Cal
$900,000: Mickey Conn, Clemson*; Johnny Nansen, Texas*
$875,000: Maurice Linguist, Alabama*; Chris Marve, Virginia Tech; John Rudzinski, Virginia; Brian Williams, Maryland
$850,000: Zac Alley, Oklahoma*; Corey Heatherman, Minnesota; Kevin Kane, Purdue
$825,000: Joe Klanderman, Kansas State
$800,000: Robert Livingston, Colorado; Mike Tressel, Wisconsin; Brian Ward, Arizona State
$757,000: Randy Bates, Pitt
$750,000: Shiel Wood, Houston
$725,000: Keith Heyward, Oregon State
$700,000: Ron English, Louisville*; Mark Hagen, Louisville*; Aaron Henry, Illinois; Jordan Lesley, West Virginia
$650,000: Bryan Nardo, Oklahoma State
$625,000: Colin Hitschler, Alabama*
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