Salaries revealed for new Nebraska football staff members
New Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has finalized his coaching staff, and it’s now becoming clear how much they’re getting paid. All but three assistant coaches’ salaries were revealed Friday by the university.
Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield is the highest-paid assistant on Rhule’s staff, making $1.4 million this season. Defensive coordinator Tony White is right behind him with a $1 million annual salary. Defensive passing game coordinator Evan Cooper and special teams coordinator Ed Foley are the other two coaches making more than $500,000. Their salaries are $670,000 and $550,000, respectively.
Rhule had a $7 million assistant salary pool as he filled the staff, and the eight salaries revealed Friday make up $4.63 million of that total. Rhule finalized the staff earlier this week.
Satterfield is one of the highest-profile additions to Rhule’s staff, coming over from South Carolina. It’s a reunion with Rhule after the two worked together at Baylor and with the Carolina Panthers. The 2022 season was Satterfield’s first with South Carolina under Shane Beamer.
White is taking over at defensive coordinator after three years with Syracuse, where he turned the Orange defense around. That unit averaged 32.7 points per game during his first year in the role in 2020, but that number dropped to 22.7 points per contest in 2022.
Rhule is gearing up for his first season with the Cornhuskers following his firing from the Carolina Panthers in October. His contract is for eight years and $74 million, athletic director Trev Alberts announced.
Rhule finalized his staff Jan. 11 with the addition of tight ends coach Bob Wager, linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek and wide receivers coach Garrett McGuire, On3 and Husker Online’s Sean Callahan reported.
“I am proud to add three more outstanding football coaches to our Nebraska staff,” Rhule said in a statement. “Bob’s experience as a head coach will be invaluable for me, and Rob and Garret’s experience in the NFL will help our student-athletes as they chase their goals to play at the highest level. Each of the three coaches bring great energy to Nebraska and will fit our program very well. I am excited to have all our full-time assistants on board as we finish up the 2023 recruiting cycle and begin to work toward the start of spring practice.”