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Message: [QUOTE="BillSU, post: 4841392, member: 6809"] My #2 [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2023/11/16/why-clemson-football-garrett-riley-nation-highest-paid-assistant-dabo-swinney/71604236007/[/URL] [URL='https://www.greenvilleonline.com/sports/clemson/']CLEMSON[/URL] [HEADING=2]Why Clemson football's Garrett Riley is nation's highest-paid assistant — for now[/HEADING] [URL='https://www.greenvilleonline.com/staff/4386960002/scott-keepfer/'][IMG]https://www.greenvilleonline.com/gcdn/-mm-/00d475e9c4e70072191e57269db77894fb130648/c=123-0-1123-1000/local/-/media/2018/04/17/CarolinaGroup/Greenville/636595568379083248-ScottKeepfer2.jpg?width=48&height=48&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp[/IMG][/URL] Also a lesson to the admins in how much our peers are spending for top talent. You want Syracuse to be great? Open your wallets. Clemson offensive coordinator [URL='https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2023/07/19/clemson-football-offensive-coordinator-garrett-riley-fishing-upstate-dabo-swinney/70422215007/']Garrett Riley[/URL] is the highest-paid assistant coach in college football this season at $2.05 million, according to the USA TODAY Network database of college football assistant coaches salaries released Thursday. Riley, who was hired by coach Dabo Swinney on Jan. 13, is No. 1 by virtue of a one-time signing bonus of $300,000. That ranks him just ahead of Washington offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, who will make $2,000,004 this season. Collectively, Clemson’s staff of 10 full-time assistants, will make $7,775,000 this year, which ranks No. 9 in FBS in total compensation for assistants and No. 1 among ACC programs. Ohio State, which has five assistants making $1 million or more and has a total payout of $9.3 million, is No. 1, just ahead of Georgia at $9.2 million. Other schools ahead of Clemson are Alabama, LSU, Texas, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Michigan State. [URL='https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2022/03/04/clemson-football-wes-goodwin-defensive-coordinator/9355975002/']Wes Goodwin[/URL], who is in his second full season as Clemson’s defensive coordinator, is the Tigers' next highest-paid assistant after Riley at $850,000. That ranks him at No. 100 on the USA TODAY list. At South Carolina, assistant coaches will be paid a total of $6,185,000 this season, with defensive coordinator Clayton White and offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains leading the way at $1.2 million and $1 million, respectively. [URL='https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/sports/2023/07/19/photos-clemson-offensive-coordinator-garrett-riley-enters-tiger-era/70435140007/'][IMG]https://www.greenvilleonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/11/04/PGRE/71460197007-1104-clemson-tiger-notre-dame-irish-acc-2-half-0286.JPG?crop=1550,872,x0,y0&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp[/IMG][/URL] The number of assistant coaches in the country making $1.5 million or more has increased from none 10 years ago to 18 in 2023. Even more astounding is that in 2014 only five assistants made $1 million or more; in 2023 that number has risen to 66. At Clemson, Goodwin is followed by Nick Eason (defensive tackles), Mike Reed (cornerbacks) and Mickey Conn (safeties), each of whom will make $800,000 this season. I understand the situation. Marrone is fine. I just question whether he'd be willing to come back. [/QUOTE]

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