Ohio State Football Assistant Coaching Salaries.

The assistant coaches for the 2024 National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes will be paid a total of $11.775 million dollars in 2025.

The highest paid will be new Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia. He is getting $2.5 million dollars. That’s $300,000 more than former DC Jim Knowles got, though it is less than what Penn State is paying him this season, which $3.1 million.

Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers coach Brian Hartline will make $2 million dollars.

To me, Brian is worth every single penny if not more. Ohio State is WR U in college football. It’s a pipeline that is unmatched in the sport right now.

Co-Defensive Coordinator and Secondary Coach Tim Walton is making $1.8 million dollars after his promotion in the offseason.

Longtime Defensive Line Coach Larry Johnson will make $1.4 million dollars. His current contract expires in 2026.

This gives the Buckeyes 4 assistant coaches making over $1 million dollars in salary.

The rest are as follows…..

Tyler Bowen – OL Coach/Running Game Coordinator – $900,000.

Matt Guerrieri – S Coach/Passing Game Coordinator – $900,000.

Keenan Bailey – Co Offensive Coordinator/TE Coach – $650,000.

Carlos Locklyn – Running Backs Coach – $650,000.

James Laurinaitis – Linebackers Coach – $500,000.

Billy Fester – Quarterbacks Coach – $475,000.

All this money, tied together with Head Coach Ryan Day’s $12.5 million dollar salary, from his brand new 8-year contract; Ohio State will pay its football coaching staff over $24 million dollars.

This does not include all the Quality Control Coaches or Graduate Assistants, who are also a key part of the Ohio State coaching staff.

Question…..Do you think the coaching are getting paid too much???

– by Sean McKenzie

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