Addition boost in salary for WVU football assistants

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WVU football assistants receive additional boost in salary

Courtesy WVU West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson, center, and other Mountaineer football assistants received salary increases in March that brought the total paid to those assistants to $2.85 million per year.


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Not long after negotiating new contracts for assistant football coaches Ron Crook, JaJuan Seider, Lonnie Galloway and Joe DeForest in the winter, West Virginia University gave each additional raises in March totaling $150,000.

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Still, there was money available, and defensive coordinator Tony Gibson received some of that when his $350,000 salary for 2014 and 2015 was raised to $650,000 for 2015, $750,000 for 2016 and $700,000 for 2017.

Seider, Galloway, DeForest and cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell had contracts that were to expire in January. Seider, who coaches running backs, Galloway, who coaches receivers, and Mitchell were brought back on two-year deals.

Galloway’s salary remained at $300,000, Seider’s salary was raised from $200,000 to $275,000 and Mitchell’s salary was raised from $225,000 to $275,000. Offensive line coach Ron Crook, who had one year left on a two-year contract he signed in January 2014, was given a raise from $250,000 to $275,000 and an extra season.

The $125,000 in raises there were offset by DeForest’s new contract. Weeks after the other deals, he signed a one-year contract that removed his title as associate head coach and dropped his salary from $500,000 to $325,000.

Holgorsen also hired defensive line coach Bruce Tall from Charlotte in January with a two-year contract worth $250,000 annually.

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“I think our salaries are very strong and they’re fair market value,” Lyons said. “Obviously, you have to use each on a case-by-case basis, but I don’t in any way feel we’re out of line, especially with the Big 12 or even nationally. We’re solid, and obviously it’s important for a coaching staff to have retention and the ability to compensate assistant coaches and to keep them happy.”

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[Woody in Helvetia]

It is good that they received raises - but that was one of the most confusing articles that I have read about WVU football in years.

 

[LowFatMilk]

It is good that they received raises - but that was one of the most confusing articles that I have read about WVU football in years.

Those are huge raises.....for coaching a team that showed very average performance/improvement. It's almost like they have a government job.

 

[Woody in Helvetia]

Those are huge raises.....for coaching a team that showed very average performance/improvement. It's almost like they have a government job.

With the clause that the total salary for the assistant coaches is to go up each year - and you have Tom Bradley leave(big figure salary) and DeForest's salary cut. Then it is kind of like a government job which included too much money in raises.

 

[pressvirginia]

this was discussed elsewhere to some prickly contention. it absolutely is a worthy discussion. WVU is state funded by tax payers.

coaching profession is one of the only professions where raises are not earned by performance driven results. it's like if you're still here this time next year, you get more by default. is similar to government when you think about it. good point.

I favor incentives. Say like if you finish in the top 25, win the league or win a New Year's six bowl.

 

[wbgvwbgv]

It is good to see WVU at least attempting to keep up with the other Big 12 schools. Coaches make high salaries, but many have short and unstable careers based on many factors. It is just a fact of life that if you don't pay good coaches, other schools will.

Incentives and pay for performance arrangements are O.K., but good assistant coaches are going to want more of a guarantee especially if they can also get that at other schools.

With all the money that schools put into facilities, scholarships, fan entertainment, travel, recruiting, etc., skimping on the salaries of assistant coaches would be very foolish.