Matt Patricia signed a $2.5 million contract with Ohio State for the 2025 season, making him one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in college football.
Blake Baker signed a three-year deal with LSU, which pays him $2.5 million annually. Baker joined LSU in 2024 after ending his two seasons with Missouri. In his last season with Missouri, Baker earned a salary of $15 million with a bonus of $1.65 million.
In March 2024, Wink Martindale signed a three-year contract with the Wolverines with a healthy sum of money. 2025 Martindale will make $2.5 million, according to his contract.
In 2023, Pete Golding was hired by Ole Miss on a three-year contract, which paid $1.9 million to the defensive coordinator in his first season. In 2024, Golding got a salary of $2.15 million and is all set to earn a massive payout of $2.25 million in 2025.
Jim Knowles has one of the most underrated contracts, which makes him one of the highest-paid defensive coordinators in college football. In 2024, Knowles signed a three-year contract with Penn State with an average annual salary of $3.1 million.
The Texas Longhorns hired Pete Kwiatkowski in 2021, and the defensive coordinator has been with the football team ever since. In his first three seasons with the team, he was paid around $1.7 million.
The Oregon Ducks hired Tosh Lupoi as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2022. In March 2025, he signed a contract extension that will keep him with the team until 2030.
