Keeping up with contract news since it appears that’s today’s trending topic, LSU’s board has approved roughly $1 million in raises to the football program’s assistant coaches.
Interestingly enough, head coach Les Miles will not be on the receiving end of a pay bump. Instead, he will stay at $3.8 million annually.
Defensive coordinator John Chavis is set to receive the biggest raise of all assistant coaches: $200,000 annually to bring him to $900,000 this season, $1.1 million in 2013 and $1.3 million in 2014, Additionally, the following bumps are set to be finalized:
- A $225,000 raise for recruiting coordinator/running backs coach Frank Wilson. That would put him at $550,000 in 2012. That will go up to $600,000 in 2013 and $650,000 2014,
- Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Greg Studrawa will receive a $200,000 raise to put him at $500,000.
- Quarterbacks coach Steve Kragthorpe is expected to see a salary reduction by $300,000 to $400,000 because of less responsibility, but should still make $425,000 in 2013 and $450,000 in 2014 as part of his contract.
- Tight ends coach Steve Ensminger will go from $210,000 to $230,000 in 2012, $250,000 in 2013 and $300,000 in 2014.
- Defensive line coach Brick Haley will go from $380,000 to $400,000 this year, $420,000 in 2013 and $440,000 in 2014.
- Special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey is in line for a raise from $275,000 to $290,000 in 2012, to $300,000 in 2013 and to $310,000 in 2014.
- Wide receivers coach Adam Henry is expected to make $300,000 a year in 2012, $310,000 in 2013 and $320,000 in 2014.
- Defensive backs coach Corey Raymond is set to make $300,000 annually for the next three years.
(Hat tip: USA Today)