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Arizona defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen, foreground left, and defensive analyst Brett Arce celebrate a stop against Utah last season. Nansen is now Texas’ co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach and will earn a base salary of $900,000, the American-Statesman has learned.
The two assistant coaches who recently joined the Texas football program have signed two-year contracts with the Longhorns.
As UT’s new co-defensive coordinator, Johnny Nansen will have a base salary of $900,00 in 2024. He also will instruct Texas’ inside linebackers.
According to USA Today, Nansen was making $750,000 as the defensive coordinator at Arizona. He was the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. He also recently coached at UCLA and USC. He previously worked for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian at USC and Washington.
Meanwhile, Kenny Baker will make $550,000 in his first year at Texas. He was hired to be the Longhorns’ defensive line coach. He spent last year as an assistant defensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins.
In 2025, Nansen’s salary will be bumped to $925,000. Baker also is set to receive a raise in 2025 and will then make $600,000.
This information was obtained by the American-Statesman through a public records request.
Texas will actually be saving a little bit of money with the addition of Nansen and Baker to its payroll. Nansen replaces Jeff Choate, who was set to make $675,000 in 2024. Baker’s predecessor, though, was Bo Davis, who had an annual salary of $1 million.
This offseason, Texas added four years to the contract of Sarkisian and made him one of the highest-paid coaches in college football. UT coordinators Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Banks also received extensions through the 2026 season; Sarkisian’s deal runs through 2030.
This article originally appeared on Austin…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-signs-assistant-football-coaches-185719313.html
Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-03-07 18:57:19
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