Ohio State released the salary information for its 10 full-time assistant football coaches on Monday, and the numbers show the program is on another level when it comes to investing in its staff. The Buckeyes are the first program to have not one, not two … but four assistant coaches top the $1 million annual salary mark. Defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs tops the list with a $1.4 million paycheck. Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson will get $1.2 million in 2020 while co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison and defensive line coach/associate head coach Larry Johnson will get about $1.13 million each. For reference, each one of Ohio State’s million-dollar assistants are being paid more than at least 40 other FBS coaches made in base pay a year ago, per USA Today’s coaches salaries database. Per the assistant coach salary database, the four aforementioned Buckeye coaches would be among the top-20 highest-paid assistants in…
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