Ryan Day has a new contract.
Under the terms of the new contract approved by the Ohio State Talent, Compensation and Governance Commission on Wednesday, Day will receive annual compensation of $9.5 million annually with a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season.
The new contract, which is subject to full board approval on Thursday, ties Day with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker, who was awarded a 10-year, $95 million contract in November, for the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten. Nationally, Day ties in with Tucker and LSU’s Brian Kelly for the third-highest-paid coaches behind USC Lincoln Riley ($10 million) and Nick Saban of Alabama ($9.9 million).
Day’s new contract increases his compensation for the 2022 season by $1.9 million, as he was set to make $7.6 million this year under terms his previous contract.
With Dai’s new contract, Ohio State will now pay a total of $18.283 million to Dai and his 10 assistant coaches this year An increase of more than $4 million over 2021.
|
coach bus |
Title |
2021 salary |
Salary 2022 |
more |
Expiration of the contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan’s Day |
Coach |
$6,600,000 |
9,500,000 dollars |
$2,900,000 |
2028 |
| C knowledge |
Defense Coordinator / Line Coach |
800,000 USD* |
1,900,000 dollars |
1,100,000 dollars |
2025 |
| Kevin Wilson |
Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach |
1,400,000 dollars |
1,400,000 dollars |
Unavailable |
2024 |
| Larry Johnson |
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach |
1,133,000 dollars |
1,133,000 dollars |
Unavailable |
2023 |
| Brian Hartline |
Passing Game Coordinator / Coach Wide Receivers |
$600,000 |
$950,000 |
350 thousand dollars |
2024 |
| Justin Fry |
Assistant Head Coach for Offensive/Offensive Line Coach |
$700,000** |
$800,000 |
$100,000 |
2024 |
| Tony Alford |
ASST. Head coach for attack / running back |
$618000 |
750 thousand dollars |
132,000 dollars |
2024 |
| Tim Walton |
High school / back coach |
Unavailable |
$700,000 |
Unavailable |
2024 |
| Berry Eliano |
safety coach |
$215,000 *** |
450 thousand dollars |
$235,000 |
2024 |
| Cory Dennis |
Quad trainer |
$300,000 |
$400,000 |
$100,000 |
2024 |
| Parker Fleming |
Special Teams Coordinator |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
Unavailable |
2023 |
|
* In Oklahoma |
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Day, who is entering his fourth season as a head coach for Ohio State, is one of five Ohio State coaches to receive a contract extension this week along with Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmanwho gets a contract extension that pays him $3.5 million annually until the 2027-28 season.
Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGough receives a new four-year contract that will pay him $1.05 million annually. Nick Myers, men’s lacrosse coach, signs a five-year contract that runs through the 2027 season, while men’s hockey coach Steve Rowlick gets a two-year contract that runs through the 2025-26 season.
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