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Ranking Michigan Football Assistant Coaches by Salary 2024

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Ranking Michigan Football Assistant Coaches by Salary 2024

Michigan football is a blue blood, one of the best programs in the country. And in some ways, it pays off in its own right when it comes to assistant coaches.

In Sherrone Moore’s first year as head coach, he needed a talented pool of assistants, and in many ways, he got it. But with some underperformance at 7-5, the apple cart will likely be more upset than the only casualty so far, departed offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell. Michigan had a pool of $9,384,000, fifth-most in the nation. Sherrone Moore earned $6,000,000, 35th most in college football.

USA TODAY Sports revealed everything every assistant coach in college football does. Here’s how the Wolverines’ staff stacks up against each other in terms of salary.

10

ST Coordinator JB Brown

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Overall ranking: 471

Salary 2024: $350,000

Brown coached one of the team’s best players (Dominic Zvada), but had some struggles with incumbent punter Tommy Doman in 2024.

9

Steve Casula, TE coach

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Overall ranking: 387

Salary 2024: $400,000

The former UMass offensive coordinator returned to Ann Arbor where he was an offensive analyst. His group performed well, even with Colston Loveland often injured.

8

Grant Newsome, OL coach

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Overall ranking: 231

Salary 2024: $600,000

Earning as much as Ron Bellamy, Newsome makes just over half a million in his third year as coach and first year in a premium position.

7

Ron Bellamy, WR coach

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Overall ranking: 230

Salary 2024: $600,000

Although he has been on the staff for four years, Bellamy is part of the lower level of the coaching staff.

6

DB coach LaMar Morgan

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Overall ranking: 107

Salary 2024: $858,000

A former defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Louisiana, Morgan got a raise only to accept a demotion. His group was patchy but improved steadily over the year.

5

Tony Alford, RB coach

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Overall ranking: 99

Salary 2024: $885,000

Possessed by the Ohio State staff, Alford got a modest pay raise over what he was making in Columbus.

4

OC Kirk Campbell

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Overall ranking: 87

Salary 2024: $950,000

Fired by Sherrone Moore last week, Campbell was the fourth-highest paid assistant despite being a marquee coach as a coordinator. While his offense wasn’t great, he also didn’t have a lot of personnel to work with.

3

Brian Jean-Mary, LB coach

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Overall ranking: 52

Salary 2024: $1,155,000

An avid recruiter, Jean-Mary returned to Ann Arbor after a 3-year absence and his unit, like Martindale’s defense as a whole, did not begin to perform well until late in the season.

2

DL Coach Lou Esposito

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Overall ranking: 39

Salary 2024: $1,286,000

Esposito has overseen the best unit on the field with the two best players the Wolverines have to offer.

1

DC Wink Martindale

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Overall ranking: 2

Salary 2024: $2,300,000

Martindale arrived to run the same defense as his two predecessors, and while it didn’t look great at first, by the end of the season it was humming.