Ohio State paying former UCLA head coach Chip Kelly $2 million salary to be OC

Ohio State launched its up to date teaching contacts for the 2024 season, together with a $2 million price ticket for brand spanking new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.

Based on contracts The Athletic obtained by means of public data requests, the previous UCLA head coach has a contract operating by means of Jan. 31, 2027, and will likely be paid $2 million for his first yr, $2.1 million in his second yr and $2.2 million in his third yr.

That makes Kelly the second-highest-paid assistant on Ohio State’s employees. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles earned a elevate and is now making $2.2 million after serving to the Buckeyes end third nationally in complete protection.

Kelly made slightly below $6 million because the Bruins’ head coach final yr, per USA As we speak’s wage database, however he left UCLA to grow to be Ryan Day’s offensive coordinator when Invoice O’Brien was employed to be Boston School’s head coach.

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Day made main adjustments to his teaching employees this offseason, which included raises for just a few coaches, as properly. Right here’s a have a look at the brand new assistants and raises, which have pushed Ohio State’s assistant wage pool to $11.4 million, up from $9.3 million final yr:

• New safeties coach Matt Guerrieri has a two-year contract, expiring on Jan. 31, 2026, with a base wage of $425,000. Former safeties coach Perry Eliano was making $515,000.

• Linebackers coach James Laurinaitis can also be on a two-year contract by means of Jan. 31, 2026, and is making $350,000 per yr.

• Working backs coach Carlos Locklyn, who simply joined the employees from Oregon, has a two-year take care of a base wage of $650,000. That’s decrease than the $772,000 former operating backs coach Tony Alford made final season.

• Cornerbacks coach Tim Walton acquired a elevate after main the nation’s top-ranked go protection. He acquired a $400,000 elevate and is now making $1.4 million. His up to date contract states that he’ll obtain a $100,000 elevate every of the following two years, as properly.

• Line of defense coach Larry Johnson acquired a brand new contract, set to run out on Jan. 31, 2026, and can make $1.4 million, up from the $1.16 million he made final season.