Ole Miss’ assistants salary pool nation’s 15th-highest in 2017
Published 6:33 pm Wednesday, December 6, 2017
- Offensive coordinator Phil Longo instructs during Ole Miss' football practice in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, August 18, 2017. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle via AP)
Ole Miss’ assistant football coaches collectively made one of the nation’s 20 highest salaries this season.
The Rebels’ nine on-field assistants were paid $4,075,000, according to USA Today’s assistant salary pool database. The amount ranked 15th nationally and eighth in the SEC. Alabama had the nation’s highest pool for assistants at $5,995,000 followed by LSU ($5,915,000), Clemson ($5,725,000), Michigan ($5,645,000) and Florida ($4,997,825).
Defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff led the way with a base salary of $1 million while offensive coordinator Phil Longo made $600,000 this season. The base salary for McGriff and Longo, who are in the first of three-year and two-year contracts, respectively, will increase by $100,000 next season.
Linebackers and special teams coach Bradley Dale Peveto made $425,000 this season while running backs coach Derrick Nix, tight ends coach Maurice Harris and defensive backs coach Jason Jones were next at $400,000 each. Receivers coach Jacob Peeler came in at $375,000 while defensive line coach Freddie Roach had a base salary of $325,000. Offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. made $150,000 this season.
Peeler and Bicknell are on one-year deals.
The Rebels’ assistant salary pool will exceed more than $5 million next season with another assistant entering the fold. Beginning Jan. 9, all FBS schools will be allowed to hire a 10th on-field assistant with Ole Miss coach Matt Luke saying he’ll look to make that hire on the defensive side of the ball.